12/09/06 Cruise Continued ~ Pirating Bananas DIS Geekorama Part 2 Part 14

[woj68]

I had today off from work. Go back Tue & Wed and then it's vacay time!

 

[becka]

Buy your cough syrup now if you need it because pretty soon it may be behind the counter and regulated like Sudafed because of a few stupid kids.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16042146/

Cough medicine drug a hallucinogen for teens

CHICAGO - Young people are increasingly abusing a drug found in nonprescription cough medicines that can produce hallucinogenic effects, but at a risk to their well-being, researchers said Monday.

Calls for help to California’s poison control system and around the United States rose by roughly 50 percent each year between 1999 and 2004 for reactions to the drug dextromethorphan, a cough suppressant. It's found in cough medicines by brands including Pertussin, Robitussin, Benylin, Sucrets, Trocal, Vicks 44, Delsym, Diabe-TUSS, Cough X and Creo-Terpin.

Most of the calls involved side effects suffered by youths aged 9 to 17 years that included rapid heartbeat, high blood pressure, agitation, loss of muscle control and psychotic reactions, according to the report published in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.

Web sites that offer instructions on how to abuse legal medications have proliferated and many cough medicines containing the drug are available on the shelves of retail outlets and kept in the home, the report said.

“Preventive measures, such as placing detromethorphan-containing products behind pharmacy counters, may be an effective action to limit this increasing trend of abuse in adolescents,” study author Jodi Bryner of the University of California, San Francisco, said.

 

[woj68]

Did some errands today. Dropped off the suit at the cleaners. And, oh yeah, almost forgot, had our door signs laminated today and picked up some magnetic tape too.

 

[becka]

Did some errands today. Dropped off the suit at the cleaners. And, oh yeah, almost forgot, had our door signs laminated today and picked up some magnetic tape too.

Where did you get them laminated?

 

[elaineteresa]

Nope! It didn't really change, she just moved their 4 top to be with our 8 top.

Lisa - I noticed that our reservation at the DCL site now says MAIN dinner seating - whereas on saturday I believe it said second dinner seating. I assume I should call them tomorrow? D-MIL was also changed.

 

[DSharpe]

Yep! I just finished ironing a ton of shirts. What's that you say? Yes ladies, I iron.

I'm already packing too much. But I'm a chronic over-packer. Anybody else?

Hello. My name is Diana. I am a chronice over-packer.

 

[DSharpe]

Another quiet night...are most people still busy packing?

I'm here now - watch out for your !
i'm working on my door signs - need to finish/print so can go get laminated tomorrow!!

 

[MMcCarthy]

I too am an over packer. I am darn proud of it.

 

[DSharpe]

DRAT!!!! I thought that I had found the best deal around here to get POC2. Overstock has them on sale tomorrow for 9.99!!! I checked though & it doesn't go on sale until noon. Oh well. We are suppose to be on the road by then.

want me to order it for you?

 

[MMcCarthy]

hey captain. are all walmarts doing the give away? I should run over there but don't know if I can stay awake that long. will they give them away until they are gone?

 

[goofyforlife]

 

[lbgraves]

What time do you leave tomorrow Lisa?

We pick up the kids at school at 11:30 then hit the road!!!

 

[becka]

My connection or the DIS is slooooooooooooooow.



AAAARRRRRGGGG!

 

[MMcCarthy]

isn't it fitting that we are talking about DMC right near pirate time?

 

[DSharpe]

Add me to the chronic over-packer club. Every trip I come home with at least half a suitcase (sometimes more) of stuff that was never used.

I'd gotten a lot better at that over the years, but this trip will be the exception - I've packed too much, I don't care, I will bring unworn clothes home, I will not have to wash immediately LOL, for dh's thoughts see my post from earlier today!!

 

[lbgraves]

I am so nervous....excited...anxious about getting this vacation started!!! The only thing that I have had to eat all day is a McD's salad around 12:30. I don't think that I could eat without not feeling well afterwards.

 

[tynkerbell]

No Heroes for me although DH is watching it. Both kids are in bed and I am just going to DIS for a while and then try to get to sleep at a decent hour.

Speaking of sleep, I only have 2 more sleeps before I'm on a plane to Florida!!!!!

 

[becka]

We pick up the kids at school at 11:30 then hit the road!!!

We sure will miss you around here. It will be strange to not have our leader around to keep us in line. Have you arranged for a babysitter?

 

[DSharpe]

Where did you get them laminated?

I called around - the cheapest here is the teacher supply store @ .85 for 24x12

 

[becka]

I am so nervous....excited...anxious about getting this vacation started!!! The only thing that I have had to eat all day is a McD's salad around 12:30. I don't think that I could eat without not feeling well afterwards.

I have the nervous stomach condition already.

We have 3 more sleeps before we leave and I am already too excited to sleep!!!