MONKEY MUSINGS DAILY OPEN DISCUSSION #55 6/18/10 - 9/30/10

[2NJSons_Mom]

Almost a month ago I ordered gifts from a wedding registry with Macy*s online and requested a gift box for the fee.  The two items arrived in a tall box within a week, but since the bridal shower wasn't until this weekend, I stored the big box thinking it would protect the gift box until now. 

Last night I decided to check out the gift box and found that whoever picked my order just packed the two boxes..as is, under a gazillion packing peanuts...no gift box!!  I was disappointed in myself for not checking it out sooner because I was out for a bit yesterday and purchased a card to accompany the gifts and could have also picked up either wrapping paper or gift bags at that time.  Thankfully, I have a couple of days to find something.

I just got off the phone with customer service and will now be awaiting my refund for the gift box AND also the shipping!!   I'm a happy camper!   

Good for you, 2NJ!

Thanks, Bearly....I bought two gift bags and tissue paper at the dollar store tonight.  It will do. 

[Green Eyes]

WTH???


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I agree Bearly WTH ???

[Bearlyhere]

WTH???


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I agree Bearly WTH ???

1.  It is hard to believe anyone thought that was okay and there must have been a meeting about it, so more than one person agreed to this.

2.  I cannot believe that no one called the police or some authority after hearing that animal squeal in terror.

3.  Where are the animal cruelty people?  Show up when it is important.

4.  I cannot believe anyone actually carried this out.  I have knots in my stomach thinking about the terror that animal was in.

5.  WTH?  Get with it people, you are all on cell phones or some sort of communication devices 24 hours a day.  Why didn't you make the call when it mattered?

 

[Deenie]

Sorry .. me not paying attention to the Muse cage - just offering up Songs of Summer

Kid Rock ~
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/PTufZ3JEC5I&amp;amp;hl=en_US&amp;amp;fs=1?rel=0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/PTufZ3JEC5I&amp;amp;hl=en_US&amp;amp;fs=1?rel=0</a>

Another famous tune -Night Moves ~ Bob 

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/zN1_3zHjhW8&amp;amp;hl=en_US&amp;amp;fs=1?rel=0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/zN1_3zHjhW8&amp;amp;hl=en_US&amp;amp;fs=1?rel=0</a>

 

[SunnyinTX]

Hi Monks......I have been catching up on the threads and saved the best for last. 

Monken - I hope your husband is doing well.

Tolerance - WELCOME

IBE - I hope all went well for you....please check in

ospainter - I have been green cleaning for years...I save  money and I feel better that I am not putting all the chemicals in the air and in my house.  I also make some home made beauty products.

Bearly...WTH is right - that is criminal!

Klaas - we need a Petey fix!!

[cookie]

Sorry .. me not paying attention to the Muse cage - just offering up Songs of Summer

Kid Rock ~
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/PTufZ3JEC5I&amp;amp;hl=en_US&amp;amp;fs=1?rel=0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/PTufZ3JEC5I&amp;amp;hl=en_US&amp;amp;fs=1?rel=0</a>

Another famous tune -Night Moves ~ Bob 

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/zN1_3zHjhW8&amp;amp;hl=en_US&amp;amp;fs=1?rel=0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/zN1_3zHjhW8&amp;amp;hl=en_US&amp;amp;fs=1?rel=0</a>

 

Deenie...that song by KidRock is the best ever! love listening to that while driving in my car with the top down! that is what summer is all about!

[4 Donks]

WTH???


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I agree Bearly WTH ???

1.  It is hard to believe anyone thought that was okay and there must have been a meeting about it, so more than one person agreed to this.

2.  I cannot believe that no one called the police or some authority after hearing that animal squeal in terror.

3.  Where are the animal cruelty people?  Show up when it is important.

4.  I cannot believe anyone actually carried this out.  I have knots in my stomach thinking about the terror that animal was in.

5.  WTH?  Get with it people, you are all on cell phones or some sort of communication devices 24 hours a day.  Why didn't you make the call when it mattered?

 

Just wanted to add my WTH to this also.


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[Deenie]

Sorry .. me not paying attention to the Muse cage - just offering up Songs of Summer

Kid Rock ~
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/PTufZ3JEC5I&amp;amp;hl=en_US&amp;amp;fs=1?rel=0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/PTufZ3JEC5I&amp;amp;hl=en_US&amp;amp;fs=1?rel=0</a>

Another famous tune -Night Moves ~ Bob 

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/zN1_3zHjhW8&amp;amp;hl=en_US&amp;amp;fs=1?rel=0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/zN1_3zHjhW8&amp;amp;hl=en_US&amp;amp;fs=1?rel=0</a>

 

Deenie...that song by KidRock is the best ever! love listening to that while driving in my car with the top down! that is what summer is all about!

Yay Cookie - ME too - I love " KidRock" Summertime ... it has this loop in it that reminds me of the song Werewolf in ?? .. I will have to find it and post it.
I can't think of the exact lyrics .. I know its Ah wooo WEREWOLF in ......... eh. My brain stops. hah.

[Deenie]

I was going to say " London" but I was not sure - Sure Enough it is Werewolf's of London

Kid Rock - stole the loop.. bad Kid from Detroit.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/1MRu8N2K0NY&amp;amp;hl=en_US&amp;amp;fs=1?rel=0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/1MRu8N2K0NY&amp;amp;hl=en_US&amp;amp;fs=1?rel=0</a>

[cookie]

Deenie..you are right about that song and Kidrock!!

I keep getting kicked outta here today or not able to log in at all
!

to all those bakers out there.....I am trying to make a fresh peach cobbler like my granny did....I have made them before but I usually use canned peaches...I know that I have to use corn starch and heat the peaches up before baking them right? any suggestions....thanks a bunch!

[klaasend]

NOTICE:  TOMORROW AFTERNOON/EVENING - THE SITE AND FORUM WILL BE DOWN FOR SEVERAL HOURS FOR AN OS UPGRADE.  IT WILL GO DOWN AT:

4PM PACIFIC
6PM CENTRAL
7PM EASTERN

IT IS EXPECTED TO BE DOWN AT LEAST 6 HOURS.

[cookie]

NOTICE:  TOMORROW AFTERNOON/EVENING - THE SITE AND FORUM WILL BE DOWN FOR SEVERAL HOURS FOR AN OS UPGRADE.  IT WILL GO DOWN AT:

4PM PACIFIC
6PM CENTRAL
7PM EASTERN

IT IS EXPECTED TO BE DOWN AT LEAST 6 HOURS.

I feel withdrawal setting in already!! will have to drink instead I guess..

[ospainter]

http://www.news4jax.com/family/24442368/detail.html

Whooping Cough Cases Spike In Kids
Learn How To Protect Children From Bacteria

ACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- There is a potentially dangerous bacteria circulating in Jacksonville that parents need to know about.

The Duval County Health Department said there has been a spike in whooping cough cases.

If contracted, it can lead to severe coughing that prevents a child from breathing.

Six infants have died this year in California from whooping cough in what's considered the largest outbreak in more than 50 years in the state.

So how can you protect your family from the highly contagious disease?

It takes just one cough or sneeze to spread the bacteria, and young children are most susceptible.

More Online: Duval County Health Department
Video: How Serious Is Whooping Cough?

The only real way to protect children is to have them vaccinated with a DTaP shot, which is a combination vaccine of diptheria, tetanus and pertussis. Pertussis is the medical name for whooping cough.

Dr. Jeremy Harris said the problem with catching it early is that symptoms are often confused at first with those of a common cold.

"Low-grade fever, little bitty cough," Harris said. "A little bitty cough lasts one to two weeks and you can't tell the difference. Then the cough gets worse. Two weeks more and then it gets really bad. The kids turn red. They may even turn purple."

The Duval County Health Department said the spike in cases it has seen involves babies too young to get the vaccine or those who have not received all their doses.

Infants typically get their first DTaP shot at 6 weeks old, but they're not completely protected until they've had the first three series of the vaccine, typically by 6 months of age.

Health workers insist the vaccine is safe and absolutely necessary to protect children from a potentially fatal bacteria.

Adults have to be just as vigilant about vaccinating themselves. The vaccine wears off after time, which means many teenagers and adults are not protected, so they can bring it home to a sibling or baby.

For more information about the spike in cases of whooping cough in Duval County, go to the Duval County Health Department website.

OS

[cookie]

thanks OS for that article...my 2 youngest  grand daughters had it a few weeks ago.one is 5 months old, the other is 23 months...very sick from it..We were most worried about the 5 month old..she had it the worst...the oldest 2 grand daughters didn't get it thank God! we all had to be treated for it...very serious..

[ospainter]

thanks OS for that article...my 2 youngest  grand daughters had it a few weeks ago.one is 5 months old, the other is 23 months...very sick from it..We were most worried about the 5 month old..she had it the worst...the oldest 2 grand daughters didn't get it thank God! we all had to be treated for it...very serious..

Hi Cookie,

I thought of your grandbabies when I saw that article. Hope they are doing better.

I hope the can get a handle on this, it seems to be spreading pretty quickly.
From CA in May/June to FL in late July. scary

Take care,

OS

[ospainter]

http://www.**/articles/2010/07/31/news_state/nt153state42pertusis10.txt

Whooping cough found in Amish community
Advertisement

Published: Saturday, July 31, 2010 5:21 AM CDT
MEXICO, Mo. (AP) -- Health officials have identified six cases of whooping cough among a northeast Missouri Amish community in the past week.

The first Audrain County case was diagnosed July 23 and the other five were confirmed the next day. Whooping cough, or pertussis, has symptoms that are similar to a common cold and can be highly contagious.

Health officials say about one-fourth of the 82 pertussis cases reported over the past month in Missouri involve children less than a year old.

They say the best way to avoid whooping cough is to be vaccinated against the disease, which can cause severe illness or even death if left untreated.

OS

[cookie]

thanks OS for that article...my 2 youngest  grand daughters had it a few weeks ago.one is 5 months old, the other is 23 months...very sick from it..We were most worried about the 5 month old..she had it the worst...the oldest 2 grand daughters didn't get it thank God! we all had to be treated for it...very serious..

Hi Cookie,

I thought of your grandbabies when I saw that article. Hope they are doing better.

I hope the can get a handle on this, it seems to be spreading pretty quickly.
From CA in May/June to FL in late July. scary

Take care,

OS

they are all fine! thank goodness...right about this same time, the 7 yr old broke her arm too! pretty stressful time! but all is going well now..7 yr old will have her cast on at least 4 more weeks! no swimming or anything else really for the rest of the summer! bummer!

[ospainter]

thanks OS for that article...my 2 youngest  grand daughters had it a few weeks ago.one is 5 months old, the other is 23 months...very sick from it..We were most worried about the 5 month old..she had it the worst...the oldest 2 grand daughters didn't get it thank God! we all had to be treated for it...very serious..

Hi Cookie,

I thought of your grandbabies when I saw that article. Hope they are doing better.

I hope the can get a handle on this, it seems to be spreading pretty quickly.
From CA in May/June to FL in late July. scary

Take care,

OS

they are all fine! thank goodness...right about this same time, the 7 yr old broke her arm too! pretty stressful time! but all is going well now..7 yr old will have her cast on at least 4 more weeks! no swimming or anything else really for the rest of the summer! bummer!

Oh geez, poor baby. not a good way to spend the summer.

OS

[Bearlyhere]

http://www.news4jax.com/family/24442368/detail.html

Whooping Cough Cases Spike In Kids
Learn How To Protect Children From Bacteria

ACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- There is a potentially dangerous bacteria circulating in Jacksonville that parents need to know about.

The Duval County Health Department said there has been a spike in whooping cough cases.

If contracted, it can lead to severe coughing that prevents a child from breathing.

Six infants have died this year in California from whooping cough in what's considered the largest outbreak in more than 50 years in the state.

So how can you protect your family from the highly contagious disease?

It takes just one cough or sneeze to spread the bacteria, and young children are most susceptible.

More Online: Duval County Health Department
Video: How Serious Is Whooping Cough?

The only real way to protect children is to have them vaccinated with a DTaP shot, which is a combination vaccine of diptheria, tetanus and pertussis. Pertussis is the medical name for whooping cough.

Dr. Jeremy Harris said the problem with catching it early is that symptoms are often confused at first with those of a common cold.

"Low-grade fever, little bitty cough," Harris said. "A little bitty cough lasts one to two weeks and you can't tell the difference. Then the cough gets worse. Two weeks more and then it gets really bad. The kids turn red. They may even turn purple."

The Duval County Health Department said the spike in cases it has seen involves babies too young to get the vaccine or those who have not received all their doses.

Infants typically get their first DTaP shot at 6 weeks old, but they're not completely protected until they've had the first three series of the vaccine, typically by 6 months of age.

Health workers insist the vaccine is safe and absolutely necessary to protect children from a potentially fatal bacteria.

Adults have to be just as vigilant about vaccinating themselves. The vaccine wears off after time, which means many teenagers and adults are not protected, so they can bring it home to a sibling or baby.

For more information about the spike in cases of whooping cough in Duval County, go to the Duval County Health Department website.

OS

That's terrible, OS.  Thanks for the heads up.

[Bearlyhere]

thanks OS for that article...my 2 youngest  grand daughters had it a few weeks ago.one is 5 months old, the other is 23 months...very sick from it..We were most worried about the 5 month old..she had it the worst...the oldest 2 grand daughters didn't get it thank God! we all had to be treated for it...very serious..

I thought of you and your babies when OS posted this.

Also I will print another article about not getting an old vaccine and an HIV connection they have found.