The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[Tony the Tigger]

Do you guys remember the needleless flu shots. They by force per square inch blasted the vaccination through your skin ending the need for needles. They were real popular when children were first allowed to have flu shots about 20 years ago, I remember cause my DD was 5 when she had it, just before a long WDW trip over Christmas.
I'll have a needle any day over the blast through your skin vaccinations. It hurt so bad and about two days later we all had bruises the size of a baseball on our upper arms.

My epidural was in the 90's while having my DD. Didn't hurt nearly as much as labor.

I remember hearing about those blast shots but never got one. I don't even remember ever getting a flu shot. Wondering if I should start now since I'm 45, or "if it ain't broke..." I don't think I've had the flu since I was young, either. (Watch, I'll get it tomorrow, or the 13th for WDW lol.)

 

[Tony the Tigger]

I know what you mean. Yesterday I went to my dentist because I had this small growth on my gum. It was directly below a tooth that I had capped around 7 years ago. Just a short history, I have never had tooth problems, not even cavities, but years ago I bit into a McDonalds Qtr. Pounder and came in contact with a small brass bolt. This, of course, was way before we were all sue happy. I showed it to the manager, he shrugged his shoulders and walked away. So did I. I few days later I went to my dentist because it was very cold sensitive. They used some resin type stuff that was cured by ultra violet light. Believe it or not that lasted for over 20 year, then I bought a bubble gum ball on a whim, bit into it and cracked the tooth again.

All that for this... I had it repaired and a crown put on. It never has felt right, but, never really a problem. Then this little "bump" showed up. I didn't really react to it for around 5 months then last week when I had a physical I had my doctor look at it and she recommended that I go to my dentist. I did.. they figured out that I had an abscess under the tooth and that I needed one of two things. A root canal or extraction. They pushed hard for the root canal because getting an appliance to fill in the missing space would end up casting me as much anyway. (btw... $1250.00 for the root canal) I have no dental insurance since I retired. When I suggested that they just pull it out ($300.00) you would have thought that I had kidnapped their grandmother. Oh, you can't do that. I look around and see many people that just had teeth pulled out with no obvious problem. It is a molar in the back of my mouth (next to last) it doesn't show unless I am yelling at someone. Anyway, it's a $900.00 difference in price. So if anyone has any stories. Even nightmare types about either procedure, please share them. I really am getting tired of throwing good money after bad. Dental things is an area where I have had almost no experience except cleaning and that crown. Yes, I do consider that a blessing.

In my experience, once you saved a tooth twice and it lasted this long, it's time to pull it because you will just have more problems in a few years.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

I had one of my top molars (also next to last) pulled out several years ago because the endodontist discovered a root canal wasn't possible in the middle of the procedure. I had originally planned to get an implant, but as time went on, plus the high cost of one, I decided I didn't need one after all. Obviously most dentists you ask will say "yes of course you need one!" But I did find a website of a dentist who said replacing a tooth isn't necessary if the remaining teeth don't shift, which they haven't for me. I tried to find the website, but no luck so far.

I'm in the same(ish) boat. Had 2 pulled, one above the other. Dentist wants me to get bridges. I'm not old enough to mentally handle bridges lol. Insurance will pay for bridges but not much for implants.

Doing fine without them so far, only noticeable if I smile really big, and then only barely.

But they tell me the longer you wait, the bone that supported it wears away, and you either have to pay extra for a bone graft or just can't do it, and the worn away bone starts to affect the teeth on either side of the hole.

So I have an appointment with a specialist on the 8th (?) who will examine and let me know the state of my jawbone and how much time I have left to make a decision.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

I may or may not own a few of those

I have all but Wonka (oompahs freak me out) and I never got into the Griswold movies.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

As long as it's after mid-November I'm the latter

Me too.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

Good morning I hope the sun comes out today I miss it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We're getting snow. Happy December. My mom is on a senior tour to Charleston, SC. Last night they stayed in Mt. Airy, NC, (Mayberry) and said it was nice and warm. I told her to bring some home!

 

[Tony the Tigger]

Woke up in a beautiful house in the Hamptons this morning. Fortunately not too cold! A few days of semi-rest will be good for me.

 

[Goofyernmost]

We're getting snow. Happy December. My mom is on a senior tour to Charleston, SC. Last night they stayed in Mt. Airy, NC, (Mayberry) and said it was nice and warm. I told her to bring some home!

It was warm, and still is. Sunshine and right now 60 degrees. Mt. Airy is vastly over rated. It is the town that Andy Griffin was born in and the model for Mayberry, but, other then places named after stuff on the TV Show (like Floyd's Barbershop) it's highlight is a bronze statue of Andy and Opie. A duplicate one can be found in Raleigh as well. Got a little golf on the agenda in about an hour or so.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

It was warm, and still is. Sunshine and right now 60 degrees. Mt. Airy is vastly over rated. It is the town that Andy Griffin was born in and the model for Mayberry, but, other then places named after stuff on the TV Show (like Floyd's Barbershop) it's highlight is a bronze statue of Andy and Opie. A duplicate one can be found in Raleigh as well. Got a little golf on the agenda in about an hour or so.

Then you too can send some warmth and sunshine north and northwest to us. Am I right @figmentfan423?

 

[Goofyernmost]

I remember hearing about those blast shots but never got one. I don't even remember ever getting a flu shot. Wondering if I should start now since I'm 45, or "if it ain't broke..." I don't think I've had the flu since I was young, either. (Watch, I'll get it tomorrow, or the 13th for WDW lol.)

When I went into the service the "super" guns used for injections were pretty much all they used. You'd go around a corner in the infirmary and bam, they got both arms at the same time. It was over before you even knew it was happening. I didn't mind it at all. No time to think about it.

 

[Figgy1]

I'm in the same(ish) boat. Had 2 pulled, one above the other. Dentist wants me to get bridges. I'm not old enough to mentally handle bridges lol. Insurance will pay for bridges but not much for implants.

Doing fine without them so far, only noticeable if I smile really big, and then only barely.

But they tell me the longer you wait, the bone that supported it wears away, and you either have to pay extra for a bone graft or just can't do it, and the worn away bone starts to affect the teeth on either side of the hole.

So I have an appointment with a specialist on the 8th (?) who will examine and let me know the state of my jawbone and how much time I have left to make a decision.

Good luck

 

[Figgy1]

We're getting snow. Happy December. My mom is on a senior tour to Charleston, SC. Last night they stayed in Mt. Airy, NC, (Mayberry) and said it was nice and warm. I told her to bring some home!

Sympathy like and a warm hug.

 

[Figgy1]

Then you too can send some warmth and sunshine north and northwest to us. Am I right @figmentfan423?

Always, at least about the weather

 

[Figgy1]

When I went into the service the "super" guns used for injections were pretty much all they used. You'd go around a corner in the infirmary and bam, they got both arms at the same time. It was over before you even knew it was happening. I didn't mind it at all. No time to think about it.

My dh got a tattoo where they got him,one on each arm

 

[Figgy1]

Lysol and bleach is out my dh has something, mostly in the tummy and nose He couldn't have waited a day because I had plans but won't be going near anybody just in case. No need to spread the wealth so to speak. He called in and left a message at least when he got a call back to confirm the person on the phone was very polite and nice We've known the person for at least 10 years and it's still mam and sir

 

[Mr Ferret 75]

Woke up in a beautiful house in the Hamptons this morning. Fortunately not too cold! A few days of semi-rest will be good for me.

Happened to me once
Thankfully the owner wasn't home

 

[Cesar R M]

Here you go!

meanwhile.. we still get the angry sun version..

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Happened to me once
Thankfully the owner wasn't home

Those poor owners came home to a Ferret infestation.

 

[Figgy1]

Those poor owners came home to a Ferret infestation.

I hope they had a nice strong cage

 

[donaldtoo]

It depends. Yes we were taught. We spent maybe a week on the Great Depression before moving on to World War II. World War II was covered in World History and American History, plus we read books in English that took place during World War II. As a result, I remember way more about World War II than the Great Depression. When your school devotes more time to one subject than another, yeah, you aren't really going to remember a whole lot. Same with Napoleon. Since it's not covered on the AP World History exam, we spent ten minutes on Napoleon. Napoleon is covered more thoroughly in AP European History (which I did not take). Repetition is a big factor, though. Not to mention that there was an additional 47 years of history that hadn't happened yet when you went to school that we had to cover, and they weren't exactly uneventful. So yup, basically what I remember of the Great Depression is that the banks all failed in the 1930s, which led to social reform programs and regulations on banks, as well as governmental insurance for banks, and then it ended with World War II. Got the general idea.

Then there are other times that it's weird what you remember. My brother brings home his science homework, and I barely remember a lot of it from 9th grade bio, but his algebra homework I can explain fairly easily.

I remember studying the depression back in school, but, I also heard a lot about it from my parents (pop was born pretty much in the middle of it in '33, and has young memories of it, and mom when it was pretty much wrapping up in '39, so she remembers nothing directly from the time - of course my folks heard a lot about it from their parents), and a great deal from my grandparents, who all lived through it.
My grandfather on my pops side was 29 when the stock market crashed in October of '29. What they had to say was interesting, to say the least. One of my aunts on my mothers side of the family did a cassette tape interview with my grandfather (their father) many years ago, and it was definitely interesting, even though it included many stories I had already heard.
My aunt (the one that did the interview, and also my godmother) passed several years ago. I need to see if my mother might know what happened to that tape...

On a related note, I really like learning about history. From ancient times, through the Renaissance, the Industrial Age, on up through WWII and beyond, and most everything in between.
One of the reasons I like SSE so much.