Text 34948, 68 rader
Skriven 2010-02-17 19:12:29 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 34881 av Nancy Backus (1:261/1381.0)
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Hi Nancy,

 NB> I was  NB>> regularly using a dry white wine "for my stomach's sake",
 NB> before my  NB>> GERD was more properly diagnosed and addressed.  I
 NB> enjoy having plum

 RH> I thought blackbery wine was more the old folk cure for that.  I know
 RH> it does work for some stomach issues; I had personal experience with
 RH> finding out how well just a bit worked, some 30+ years ago.

 NB> May be.  I'd not been exposed to that though... and the other also
 NB> worked well.


Depends on where you live, who you know. We were in eastern NC at the
time; the one who told us about it said it was an old folk remedy.

 NB>  NB>> don't make a practice of ordering them myself much if at all.

 RH> It's just not a matter of course with us.  When we go out and are
 RH> asked if we want anything to drink, we either say "no thank you" or
 RH> "unsweet tea (Steve) and sweet tea or diet coke" (for me).  Easy way

 NB> I have no problems with genuine scruples.  :)  As for myself, there's
 NB> not the scruple factor, just a desire for moderation...  And no need
 NB> to order when I'm not interested in it.  At a restaurant, I'll often

We are asked to refrain from drinking alcohol, as attendees at the
smeninary--makes things easy. (G)

 NB> have ice water with lemon or lime... and leave it at that.  At

Depends on the local water, sometimes it's undrinkable, even with lemon
or lime.


 NB> someone's home, I'll have some of the wine usually, just not a lot.  I

Most everyone in our family and circle of friends, etc know our position
on drinking.


 NB>  NB>> True, who one hangs with makes a difference in what one sees...
 NB> :)  My  NB>> parents didn't drink... most of my siblings do, to a
 NB> greater or lesser  NB>> degree... :)

 RH> My parents drink some, my siblings all do to various degrees except my
 RH> younger brother.  He gave it up some years ago after seeing how a
 RH> friend killed someone in an accident and realised he could have just as
 RH> easily been him behind the wheel.

 NB> If there's the tendency to overimbibe when one does, then giving it up
 NB> entirely probably is a safer practice.

Definately!  While Steve was in the Army, he always volunteered to be a
designated driver for functions.  He was never called on, but they knew
he was available.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net  FIDO 1:396/45.28


... I am positive that a definite maybe is probably in order.

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