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Skriven 2010-05-24 21:18:57 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 38061 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
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Hi Janis,


 JK> > Bad design more like it.  Good thing you had the paperwork and, more
 JK> > importantly, they acknowledged they had a bad product.

 JK> I'm used to thinking of different types of engineering, though yes, it
 JK> is more design (Architectural engineering that my daughter majored in,
 JK> and aerospace engineering - from my uncle). Same difference when you
 JK> come down to it I guess.

A large field with many sub specialties.  One of my sisters is a civil
engineer.  OTOH, I think my dad would have (at times) liked to have been
a train engineer.  And, of course, you and I are domestic engineers. (G)

 JK> > Yes, I've been using Advair since 2001, relatively soon after it was

 JK> I remember reading about that exact drug and telling Ron, darn that is
 JK> exactly what your mom needs (she had COPD and Emphasema.... :(

It's been a miracle drug for me.


 JK> At the time, they said it would be 2-5 years until it was available to
 JK> the public.. Sadly, she didn't make it. I was really upset about that.

Not even in clinical trial form she might have qualified for?

 JK> > help.  I also tried Xopinex, a different form of propellant wasused
 JK> in > that vs regular albuterol but went back to the regular albuterol.

 JK> Albuterol is what helped my daughter as well, when she was using
 JK> inhalents for those fun moments.. I used one just once IIRC.. why my
 JK> lungs needed it I can't remember.. Once it was micoplasmic pnuemonia..
 JK> I was on a drug that essentially closed down my immune system.. and so
 JK> I got every infection on earth I think (g) Anyway, that one was
 JK> scary..... made me really sick. I've been off that drug though now for
 JK> about 5 years and my immune system is almost back to what I'd call
 JK> normal. Mostly :)

IIW, if I'm anywhere near a cold, I stay clear of you.  But I don't get
colds, I get bronchitis.

>> It's hard to live with.. I remember how many precautions I had to take
>> house, either).  I was glad when she outgrew it, for the two of us

 JK> > I don't have it that severe.

 JK> That's interesting.  The slightest cold or snotty nose would send her
 JK> into an asthma attack. The other 'agents' did not help but made things
 JK> worse or more likely to occur.

Trigger factors.  Yes, you have to watch out for those, and eliminate as
many as possible.


 JK> > This house has carpeting all over; I'm not

 JK> It must be short pile carpeting.. that seemed to be ok with my
 JK> daughter as well. Of course, the houses I liked, old, victorian, etc.
 JK> didn't help.. but then sometimes I wished we could afford a real 'new'
 JK> house (g)

And at times, I wish I knew where we would be living on a long term
basis so I could buy a house in that area now.  I'd make sure it had a
good sized kitchen, even more so, lots of storage for all my cooking
equipment. A walk in pantry would be nice, as well as a double oven,
double sink, commercial gas range, etc, etc. (G)


 JK> Well, it looks like Lauren and Dan and the boys will be moving
 JK> upstairs in that apartment again ..I hope they do.

 JK> Ithaca... so they may be moving back here... Not that I secretly am
 JK> glad to have the boys here again (vbg) (g).

Lucky grandma.  We Skyped with Rachel & the kids last night. Robert was
playing shy but Sarah was "chattering" a blue streak! Most of it was
unintelligible but she just kept on going and going and going. I was
sitting there laughing, just listening to her go on.

 JK> > I understand.  But, with an upstairs apartment, you've got to be
 JK> extra > careful.  Even if a tenant brings in his own fridge, if it
 JK> "melts down", > you could have major water damage to your stuff.

 JK> but I don't think there'd be a water problem. This house had had it's
 JK> share and survived. And nothing I own can't be replaced... eventually

 JK> >Some folks are better
 JK> > at maintaining appliances than others; it would be up to you to
 JK> decide > if you thought the potential tenant could do so or not.
 JK> Tough choices > there.

 JK> I think that's why we don't want to do it.. who wants to make a
 JK> judgement call like that :)

Right!  Too bad you couldn't loan us a few extra square feet tho. (G)


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Ruth
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