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  1. EmJay2001

    I need a new book series

    I am just finishing up the "Mercedes Thompson" series by Patricia Brigg's. I really enjoyed it.
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    Progressive glasses

    I got my first pair last year, I am 48. I love mine, did not realize I was lucky until reading the other replies! Now, my progressive contact lenses suck. I still cannot read with them, I have to put reader on so they are pretty much useless to me. Good luck!
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    Height questions

    I am 5'11 and a half, husband is 6'. My big joke is that I am both taller and shorter then him. It all depends on which leg he leans on. His left leg is an inch shorter than his right :). I have always enjoyed my height, it does have its advantages. It perfect for me, I am tall but not too tall...
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    How Much Cash Do You Usually Carry?

    I usually take out 200 at a time. And like the poster right above me it goes fast. I just took some out last week and it is already getting low.
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    Are Wealth And Prestige Important To You?

    Like many mentioned above wealth brings stability. That is important to me. Wealth also brings choices. That is important to me as well. We lead a simple life, we don't "upgrade" to bigger and better like we could if we wanted to. I rather have options. For example when my car started to have...
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    30 minutes or it's free..do you collect?

    I worked for a pizza place when I was in high school (as you can tell from my signature a while ago ;)) and I am not as kind as others on this post. Honestly my first thought was the driver was mad because he did not get to keep the money by reporting back he was late so it was free. Back then...
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    Do friends/loved ones know what you actually do for a living?

    I know what this is :). I am an IT infrastructure engineer and work with solutioning all the time. I know my folks and ILs have no idea what I do. Even my kids don't. I just say I work with computers and that seems to satisfy most. Before this job I was a Weblogic Administrator and that was...
  8. EmJay2001

    Would You Work If You Didn't Have To?

    Yes, I am doing it right now.
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    Ibuprofen side effects And L5S1 disk questions...

    My husband had back surgery in '97 for L5 S1 herniation - went in through the back, took him three months to walk again. Never was great but not super bad either until about 2 years ago. Then it got bad, real bad. 20 hrs a day of bed rest and still in major pain. He was a different person. We...
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    Driving to Florida soon from Ontario, worried and scared

    We just did the drive down and up I75 about a month ago. This was a third time in about five years. No difference other than more construction. You will be fine! It is actually easier to drive because there is a lot more signs, rest areas and places to eat and get gas along the way then here...
  11. EmJay2001

    New eye tests at school?

    Bring him in to be properly tested by an optometrist. My daughter has a lazy eye (my mom and brother too). Our optometrist told me that a lazy eye normally presents itself by 3 or 4. So age nine seems quite old. My last son is 6 and he was given a pass on the lazy eye that is strong in my family.
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    How tall are you?

    I am half an inch taller ! My dad is shorter now, yes you can shrink as you get older! But I come from a family of trees. I have cousins that are huge.
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    If you work for a small company and the owner hit the lottery,

    Something similar happened to with the owner of my brothers company. He did not win six million, it was 750, 000 he won. My brother expected nothing but a lot where disappointed they did not get a few extra hundred as a Christmas bonus that year. Nobody quit over it though, but they did grumble...
  14. EmJay2001

    Just for Fun: What's Your Heritage?

    I was born in Canada, but both my parents immigrated here in the 1960's. One is Irish the other Croatian.
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    Who else is tired of being in pain?

    Fusion is not the only option. My dh had a partial discectomy 18 years ago. After it, He managed with exercise, physio and chiro until about Feb this year. L5-S1, another herniation. He was in so much pain, bedridden at only 45 years old. We are Canadian and the only option given to us was...
  16. EmJay2001

    What song/group/genre will never be on your playlist?

    Dubstep, just do not like it.
  17. EmJay2001

    What years are your vehicles?

    2001 QX4 we got when DD was 2 weeks old. 2011 Caravan we got when my third child stopped being rear facing in his carseat and the lap belt in the QX4 was not appropriate for a child.
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    Are you a saver or a spender????

    We are another both. We lead simple debt free lives. We paid off our house years ago. We could easily afford nice new cars but we drive our cars till they are done or there is a good reason to replace it. We do like to eat out so spend a bit there. But we do spend when it is important, my dh...
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    tires for up north

    I have blizzak tires for my van. I pay 50 dollars two times a year to get them switched on and off. I have steal rims (I think they were 50 dollars each). The way I see it, you wear down tires when you drive anyway so for an extra start up cost of 200 plus 100 a year it is worth it to me. I love...
  20. EmJay2001

    So what's good to do in Barcelona?

    My husband is there right now :). Not for fun though, he just had spine surgery 1 week ago. So not only is it a fantastic tourist spot, they also have a world class neurosurgeon there ;).




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