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[Chickielady]

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I have a hot frame, dual paned windows on the top, styrofoam insulated sides, sand in the bottom covering heat tape.
So it is very warm even when it is snowing outside.
Seeds get started in appropriate pots & packs, and set out in the hot frame...there they all get TONS of REAL sunshine instead of lights.
The hot frame is fantastic!
Making one for Dad right now.
After the plants get to the point where they grow up & touch the glass, I start hardening them off by cutting the power to the heat tape & propping the window lid open a inch or so.
After that the window is opened higher & higher..and finally plants are set out in the green house, and cool crops are in the ground.
I usually start about February, late to middle february...we'll see what the weather does.

 

[pettec63]

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Up until we moved back up here to WA, we had an awesone invesion table.
After a hard day's work we could take turns hanging upside down while watching TV...lol
It was wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gets all your intestines & organs back in line....vertebrae & all, and increases circulation.
We sold it to the neighbor when we moved as there was no room here.
I just found another at Big 5 Sports, and it folds up nicely after use, and I am gonna get it next month !
I really, really miss my inversion table and there has not a day gone by where I haven't missed it !
Maybe good for you !
Look into them.

Edited to add: I figured you had a pinched nerve all along...and maybe you fixed it!

I will look into the inversion table, I saw it a big 5 too! And I'm thinking your right! but don't you think I still need an mri to figure out how it got that way to begin with?? Or will it not show anything? Given the long history of back issues, could an mri still show some significant information?? just wondering???

 

[Chickielady]

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seriously, this is EXACTLY the sort of situation that chiropractors (and osteopaths) see all the time

people with chronic severe pain, that the conventional MDs have been unable to "fix", with the test results coming back as "normal"

being told that it's something you have to LIVE WITH, or that it's ALL IN YOUR HEAD

and being told not to go to chiropractors because they could mess you up worse (yes, that has happened to some) and that they "aren't really doctors"

I can so relate! having fallen off a slide as a preteen, which has caused permanent problems because it was never taken care of at the time -- no one got me to a chiropractor until I was married and with a couple of little kids (which aggravated the situation)

smart PT ! often the hands-on people can pick up the subtle indications that the doctors miss (especially those mired in a bureaucratic morass) -- perhaps she can give you some exercises to stabilize the area while your body heals (the manipulation itself, has probably caused a bit of inflammation from the ?tendon? that was likely on the wrong side of a bone ... that's usually what goes CRACK when displaced back to where it belongs ...

too bad the VA doesn't seem to have doctors trained in sports medicine ...

Too bad that DOs do not "manipulate bones" anymore like they were supposed to do...nowdays a DO just is a GP..............

 

[pettec63]

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uh, uh.....CR.....it's ok...... I understand.....it's tough to be a winner in a crowd of losers!!! (just kidding guys)!! lol!!

Ok, quick story and I'm done with this topic... in my past life, I had a relationship with a UW fan... he took me to a dog game and guess what I wore!!! EVERY STINKIN PIECE OF COUG CLOTHING I COULD FIND !!!! LOL

The game wasn't against the Cougs but, he almost got into a fight when I was walking down the stadium!!

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I didn't care, I really didn't want to be there, and I was just showing my team enthusiasm!! lol!!!

Can you say BRATTT

uhhhh YEP!!! LOL

 

[Kaneke]

I saw the joke posted yesterday -- thought it was funny -- so did DH when I related it to him

but yeah, if it was crossposted to several lists, mmmm, against the rules,

too bad

 

[pettec63]

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seriously, this is EXACTLY the sort of situation that chiropractors (and osteopaths) see all the time

people with chronic severe pain, that the conventional MDs have been unable to "fix", with the test results coming back as "normal"

being told that it's something you have to LIVE WITH, or that it's ALL IN YOUR HEAD

and being told not to go to chiropractors because they could mess you up worse (yes, that has happened to some) and that they "aren't really doctors"

I can so relate! having fallen off a slide as a preteen, which has caused permanent problems because it was never taken care of at the time -- no one got me to a chiropractor until I was married and with a couple of little kids (which aggravated the situation)

smart PT ! often the hands-on people can pick up the subtle indications that the doctors miss (especially those mired in a bureaucratic morass) -- perhaps she can give you some exercises to stabilize the area while your body heals (the manipulation itself, has probably caused a bit of inflammation from the ?tendon? that was likely on the wrong side of a bone ... that's usually what goes CRACK when displaced back to where it belongs ...

too bad the VA doesn't seem to have doctors trained in sports medicine ...

But the question still exists, do I push for the MRI ?? I agree somewhat with Chiropractic practice , I do however think there are some better than others, that may bring about the idea of messing things up. And yes The VA is the ultimate in bureaucracy!! So, having said that, the doc will not do anything more than he needs to ALTHOUGH I now have my own insurance, so, the VA would not have to foot the bill entirely, unless the MRI showed it was related to my back, of which I have a 10% service connected disability!! That would be the ticket, to prove once and for all that the hip issue IS connected to the back issue and then go back to the VA reps and another comp and pension exam!! I just having a feeling, that although I "fixed " it, it will no doubt happen again! But, yea I get the whole MD vs Osteopath thing!! I would much rather go to a DO given my preference!! Thanks Kaneke!!

 

[Chickielady]

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Up until we moved back up here to WA, we had an awesone invesion table.
After a hard day's work we could take turns hanging upside down while watching TV...lol
It was wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gets all your intestines & organs back in line....vertebrae & all, and increases circulation.
We sold it to the neighbor when we moved as there was no room here.
I just found another at Big 5 Sports, and it folds up nicely after use, and I am gonna get it next month !
I really, really miss my inversion table and there has not a day gone by where I haven't missed it !
Maybe good for you !
Look into them.

Edited to add: I figured you had a pinched nerve all along...and maybe you fixed it!

I will look into the inversion table, I saw it a big 5 too! And I'm thinking your right! but don't you think I still need an mri to figure out how it got that way to begin with?? Or will it not show anything? Given the long history of back issues, could an mri still show some significant information?? just wondering???

yes, as long as it is free, not going to do any harm, go for it.
Never know what you will find

 

[Chickielady]

For those who do not know what an Inversion Table is::

I miss mine bad !
So does DH....it really helps the whole body!!

 

[Cowgirlgrace]

The 2 main crops I start early are peppers and tomatoes. I usually start them 6-8 weeks before planting out. Tomatoes closer to 6 weeks and peppers closer to 8 weeks. Peppers don't like temps lower than 50* nights and soil temps around 60*so don't start them too early unless you are planning on growing them entirely in the greenhouse. Or you can always pot them on into gallon size containers but they should be planted out before they start to flower. Tomatoes can take a little cooler temps if hardened off properly. I usually start my tomatoes end of Feb and peppers a month later but mine get planted out in the garden. Also, more often than not, if you succession plant you will find a March started tomato will catch up to the Feb planted tomato probably due to longer days and warmer more consistent conditions. Bulbing, hard storage onions need to be started in Feb. and planted out in 6-8 weeks also. They can be started in early Feb since they aren't as picky about temps as long as it's not freezing.

 

[Chickielady]

Well, I gotta get going, collect some more eggs & get ready to do the road trip today..........so talk to you all later today...have a great day peeps!!