RE: Home Remedies -- Please post yours!
The Amazing Cucumber:
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> 1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need
> every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1,
> Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic
> Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus,
> Potassium and Zinc.
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> 2. Feeling tired in the afternoon, put down the caffeinated
> soda and pick up a cucumber. Cucumbers are a good source
> of B Vitamins and Carbohydrates that can provide that quick
> pick-me-up that can last for hours.
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> 3. Tired of your bathroom mirror fogging up after a shower?
> Try rubbing a cucumber slice along the mirror, it will eliminate
> the fog and provide a soothing, spa-like fragrance.
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> 4. Are grubs and slugs ruining your planting beds? Place a few
> slices in a small pie tin and your garden will be free of pests all
> season long. The chemicals in the cucumber react with the aluminum
> to give off a scent undetectable to humans but drive garden pests
> crazy and make them flee the area.
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> 5. Looking for a fast and easy way to remove cellulite before going out
or
> to the pool? Try rubbing a slice or two of cucumbers along your problem
> area for a few minutes, the phytochemicals in the cucumber cause the
> collagen in your skin to tighten, firming up the outer layer and reducing
> the visibility of cellulite. Works great on wrinkles too!!!
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> 6. Want to avoid a hangover or terrible headache?
> Eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed and wake up refreshed and
> headache free. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and
electrolytes
> to replenish essential nutrients the body lost, keeping everything in
> equilibrium, avoiding both a hangover and headache!!
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> 7. Looking to fight off that afternoon or evening snacking binge?
> Cucumbers have been used for centuries and often used by European
> trappers, traders and explores for quick meals to thwart off starvation.
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> 8. Have an important meeting or job interview and you realize that you
> don't have enough time to polish your shoes? Rub a freshly cut cucumber
> over the shoe, its chemicals will provide a quick and durable shine that
not
> only
> looks great but also repels water.
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> 9. Out of WD 40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge? Take a cucumber slice
and
> rub it along the problematic hinge, and voila, the squeak is gone!
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> 10. Stressed out and don't have time for massage, facial or visit to the
> spa? Cut up an entire cucumber and place it in a boiling pot of water,
the
> chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber with react with the boiling
water
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> and be released in the steam, creating a soothing, relaxing aroma that has
> been
> shown the reduce stress in new mothers and college students during final
> exams.
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> 11. Just finish a business lunch and realize you don't have gum or mints?
> Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your
> tongue for 30 seconds to eliminate bad breath, the phytochemicals will
kill
> the bacteria in your mouth responsible for causing bad breath.
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> 12. Looking for a 'green' way to clean your faucets, sinks or stainless
> steel? Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the surface you want to
> clean, not only will it remove years of tarnish and bring back the shine,
> but is won't
> leave streaks and won't harm you, fingers or fingernails while you clean.
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> 13. Using a pen, made a mistake? Take the outside of the cucumber and
> slowly use it to erase the pen writing, also works great on crayons and
> markers that the kids have used to decorate the walls!!
>
RE: Veteran's Day
Look, when I read this post this morning it hit me the wrong way. And I don't apologize for the way I feel or what I said. Thank you. If it was posted in Gen RV this conversation wouldn't be
taking place. Enough said. HAPPY VETERANS DAY!!!!!!!
MRS CRAZY RAY
Come on, give me a break .... It's only a Pet forum. We all honer our Vets. I'm sure our servicemen wouldn't be offended if it was post on RV pet Stop. It wasn't posted for pets it was posted for the people on this pet forum.
RE: Blood Test Mania!!!
Today I took Charlie to the Vet. for an ear infection.
OMG ......The cost .... $295.33
Office visit $63.00
1 ear Swab & Microscopic Exam $60.00
1 ear cleaning $ 18.40
1 junior Early Detection Plan includes blood test $65.00 which I opt for because the blood test was $40.00 This didn't have anything to do with the ears, but needed it.
Mometomax Ointment 30 gm $72.19
Triz-Edta Ear Drops $16.74
Tomorrow our puppy Katie goes in for shots and a checkup. What an expensive week.
Hi Happytraveler,
Here is a link to Otomax. I don't know if it is the same or similar to the Mometomax Ointment 30gm that you mentioned above, but this is the product that I use on my Cocker Spaniel's. Cocker's are notorious for ear infections due to their droopy long ears.
This web site also sells a generic version of Otomax and I purchased some recently. I have not tried it out as yet because I still have the remaining Otomax on hand.
Sure seems to me that you should track right back into that Vet's office, with a copy of this web page, and ask for a refund (or at least a discount from their price). Good Luck...
http://www.discountpetdrugs.com/ot30gmsoin.html
Regards,
Dawn
PS: You will have to ask your Vet to give you a prescription, of course. My Vet was reluctant at first, but after a few years they do so very willingly...:B
The thing is if you need the medication right away, you have no choice and If it was a on going medication I probably would try to get it cheaper. I know Charlie wasn't feeling very well and as always he tries to put on a good front. He has a yeast infection. Do you need prescription for Otomax and does it cover yeast infections, but then you really don't know what kind of infection unless it's tested.
RE: Blood Test Mania!!!
Today I took Charlie to the Vet. for an ear infection.
OMG ......The cost .... $295.33
Office visit $63.00
1 ear Swab & Microscopic Exam $60.00
1 ear cleaning $ 18.40
1 junior Early Detection Plan includes blood test $65.00 which I opt for because the blood test was $40.00 This didn't have anything to do with the ears, but needed it.
Mometomax Ointment 30 gm $72.19
Triz-Edta Ear Drops $16.74
Tomorrow our puppy Katie goes in for shots and a checkup. What an expensive week.
RE: Digital Video Camcorder??
Get a DVD camcorder. Records directly to DVD. Just pop it into your DVD player.
I don't know too much about camcorders. Do you pop in a new DVD every time you record something new.
RE: Santa's Sleigh Cocktail
Resurrected for the Holidays:
Posted: 12/16/07 04:19pm
I made these for the last 2 years. They are great.
Santa's Sleigh Cocktail
White sugar crystals, preferably coarse
2 cups store-bought eggnog, chilled
1/2 cup brandy
1/2 cup amaretto liqueur
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 scoops vanilla ice cream
4 cinnamon sticks
Dampen the rims of 4 martini glasses and then line the rims with sugar crystals.
Combine eggnog, brandy, amaretto, nutmeg, and ice cream in a blender; process until smooth.
Pour mixture into martini glasses and garnish each glass with a whole cinnamon stick.
Enjoy!
Sounds great. I'll have to march myself down to Costco and buy those cinnamon sticks in the big container.
Digital Video Camcorder??
I don't know much about camcorders......What's a good digital video camera that's not too expensive. My son has a video camera right now, but it's like one of the first one's that came out. For some reason they have to take it to Costco to get it converted to a DVD and it does get expensive. I guess right now their looking at a Sony for about $300.00.
RE: anal glands
The glands naturally express during bowel functions, but some dogs create a build-up and require "help".
I haven't yet encountered a groomer who expresses the glands fully. Most groomers express externally by pinching and pulling the glands - not a fully process if the dog isn't emptying naturally. A vet does an internal probing and cleaning. Adding extra fiber to the diet can help, but it isn't enough for some dogs.
Excess licking of the area indicate it's time. Eventually, you'll know your dogs requirements.
That's exactly what a groomer told me. They don't go the full process as what a vet. would do.
RE: H1N1 and pets
I guess we are venting, I have a 10 mo old grandson and a daughter pregnant with twins, I also, am upset that we can't find the vaccine.
My friends daughter is 8 weeks pregnant. She is so sick with morning sickness that she's been on a 24 hr. IV for the past two weeks and is bed ridden. Her doctor doesn't have the H1N1 shot for her, but there giving out free shots at a clinic with a 3 1/2 hour wait. It doesn't make since to me why doctors don't have the serum for their patience.
RE: Swine Flu Vaccine?
My dd, who is 8 months pregnant, has decided not to take the vaccine.
We have a friend whose daughter is dying from the Swine Flu. She was 8 months pregnant when she caught the Swine Flu. They took the baby and baby is doing fine, but the mother's organs shut down and has been in a coma for the past 2 months. I hope your daughter thinks twice about getting the H1N1 shot.
She past away a couple of weeks ago. I feel so sorry for the family,
RE: Washer/dryer suggestions on what to buy
If I went Kenmore I would probably pay $200.00 more for my washer and dryer. I went to Pacific Sales, maybe they have one in Arizona, but they will match the price and the warranty for extra years is fantastic. I don't think Sears is the same as they use to be. My son and his wife wanted a dishwasher and the price for delivery was unbelievable. They were talking about a permit to deliver the dishwasher. It would of cost them $300.00 more for the same dishwasher.
RE: Washer/dryer suggestions on what to buy
I really like my extra large capacity Whirlpool front loaders on the pedestal stands. No more back trouble since I've had the washer and dryer. You have to make sure you use He detergent and if you're not using the washer make sure you keep the door ajar and don't let wet clothes sit for long periods of time.
RE: 2 1/2 hours PC shopping.......
What do you think of the Panasonic toughbook?My daughter is a Panasonic rep, and was previously an outside rep for a major Panasonic reseller. She works with a lot of midwest police agencies and fire and ambulance districts, including the Missouri Highway Patrol. She's gotten rave reviews from them for the Toughbook. Last week she showed me a photo that she got from the St. Louis PD, showing a Toughbook with a bullet hole completely through the screen. The unit was still working, although she doesn't recommend doing that.
NOTE: This is not intended to be a commercial. This IS NOT A BASH on the Toughbook. However, we have used them for about 5 years . From the CF-27 to the CF -30.. The Battery life is short, very.. We are running XP PRO and we are CONSTANTLY HAVING TO REBOOT, Get Cut off Wireless have frozen issues..My thought is that the Applications we have running on top of XP are the Problem... I have spent 3 hours in the last 2 weeks on the phone with our Technician Support Center or TSC..If I bought this at a computer store,I would have got my money BACK!!! It is this Frustrating.. We had one tech get so angry he threw the computer thru his back window... He had to go to a glass shop to avoid the boss finding out.. It is not the Panasonic, or Toshiba, or Dell... IT IS WINDOWS and 3rd Party applications... If they cant make it right, Don't make it, or try something else..
My husband would rather have my MacBook Pro than his Toughbook.
