From: Ben Newsam on 19 Nov 2006 05:31 On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 17:54:33 -0600, unsettled <unsettled(a)nonsense.com> wrote: >Ben Newsam wrote: > >> On Sat, 18 Nov 06 14:59:30 GMT, jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: >> >> >>>In article <v86ul2ptr7oev3a76fe96hb720ak07hlmq(a)4ax.com>, >>> Ben Newsam <ben.newsam(a)ukonline.co.uk> wrote: >>> >>>>On Sat, 18 Nov 06 12:52:36 GMT, jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>There are a few British businesses who bought US companies >>>>>and skimmed the cash out. The corruption is not a US >>>>>invention. >>>> >>>>That's not corruption, that's capitalism. >>> >>>I see. If the UK does it, it's capitalism; if the US does >>>it, it's corruption. >> >> Well, no. I didn't say that. > >Actually, you did. No, I did not.
From: jmfbahciv on 19 Nov 2006 07:43 In article <455F5EDE.8BC853D3(a)hotmail.com>, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > >> Now >> a good TTY operator can "remember" what wasn't done and catch >> up after the mess is dealt with. > >You really ought to get away from the idea of TTYs you know. > >Terminals have moved on somewhat. Just because today's computer tech now use complete systems for data entry and access to another computer system does not change the TTY functionality. /BAH
From: jmfbahciv on 19 Nov 2006 07:47 In article <2b263$455f2653$49ecfa8$11933(a)DIALUPUSA.NET>, unsettled <unsettled(a)nonsense.com> wrote: >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > >> In article <455DDC87.ECA201D3(a)hotmail.com>, >> Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>>jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: >>> >>> >>>> <lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>Question for BAH--what amount of time passed between when you went to the >>>>>store and when you caught "what they've put in this year's flu cocktail"? >>>> >>>>This one seems to have a 2-day incubation period and lasts 5-6 days; >>>>I won't know the latter until I'm over it. I'm assuming a week. >>>>That means the course is 9 days; multiply it by 8 which gives 72 days. >>>>That means that I won't be over this one until February. Great. >>> >>>Why do you need to multiply it by 8 ? >> >> >> If I'm afflicted with a virus, I have the illness 8 times, AFAICT. >> It may be more but the symptoms become part of the background noise >> of the usual symptoms I have every day. > >Sorry to hear that. > >Do you think it possible that once you bring >an infection home your environment keeps >reinfecting you? No, because the same is not true for bacterial infections. It's a very odd thing. I also have become an expert of avoiding infection but I goofed this year. I can't avoid it if there aren't any signs that the nurse in the grocery store is aerating bugs. /BAH
From: jmfbahciv on 19 Nov 2006 07:48 In article <455F5F88.61EE0C30(a)hotmail.com>, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > >> Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: >> >> <lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: >> >> >> >> >Question for BAH--what amount of time passed between when you went to the >> >> >store and when you caught "what they've put in this year's flu cocktail"? >> >> >> >> This one seems to have a 2-day incubation period and lasts 5-6 days; >> >> I won't know the latter until I'm over it. I'm assuming a week. >> >> That means the course is 9 days; multiply it by 8 which gives 72 days. >> >> That means that I won't be over this one until February. Great. >> > >> >Why do you need to multiply it by 8 ? >> >> If I'm afflicted with a virus, I have the illness 8 times, AFAICT. >> It may be more but the symptoms become part of the background noise >> of the usual symptoms I have every day. > >Is your immune system compromised ? It is not normal. /BAH
From: jmfbahciv on 19 Nov 2006 07:49
In article <455F5FED.18714488(a)hotmail.com>, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > >> Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: >> >> Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> It's Dad who needs the luck. The idiot doctor just prescibed >> >> >> a drug that almost killed him last summer; the same drug >> >> >> had severe side effects when Mom took it. >> >> > >> >> >What drug was this ? >> >> >> >> I don't remember the name. Some new heart drug. >> > >> >I wondered if it might be a *new* drug ! >> > >> >The American healthcare system scores an own goal again. See previous >> >discussionabout the merits of producing new drugs to replace those that >> > have come off-patent. >> >> Changing the drug had more to do with efficacy. If you're on some >> drugs for decades, they reach a toxic level. Changing the drug >> is a good thing. >> >> You should learn more about real medicine before leaping into >> your conclusion box. > >So did he end up back on the old drug or a different new drug ? Neither, I think. The medical system now has them in musical waiting office mode. /BAH |