Re: I Feel Like Sharing Today.... Nothing Important Just Conversation

[Guest guest]

Thank you , I am glad you enjoyed my conversation. I also agree with you about sometimes getting lost on the boards, not knowing what the thread is about. I read the board on the web and sometimes I am not sure where to look for conversations I am trying to follow. I think if I keep at this awhile I will understand more. I used to belong to msn groups and the boareds there were a bit different in the way they worked. This group is very active and lots of people talking to eachother and sharing information with everyone.

I suspect I will get more comfortable as time goes by. In the meantime will try to make my Subject headings as informative as possible because I agree with you on how it makes it easier to know what I am reading.

I feel comfortable here though and mostly I am enjoying and learning about and from people. Its exactly what I was looking for in a support group. There are many here that have so much more knowledge than I and others that seem to just need someone who understands to talk to. I probably need people to talk with that understand and don't mind listening to me go on and on, the information thats shared is interesting too...mostly I am a people person and tend to relate to others easily

[Guest guest]

That's the way to go Theresa... just jump in whenever you have a response. We're always jumping in on each other's conversations. It's a bit like a long groupie phone chat.. the subject wanders around during the course of the chatting & during each day. Then those of us who live outside the States jump in at our 'odd' time zones & re-start various conversations. Just like the Merry-Go-Round at the Fun Park!

I think its a reflection of how comfortable many members of the group are with each other. Especially those that have actually met each other in person. Strangely I find that I feel like I get to 'know' folk by reading most messages even if it's a thread I'm not involved in.

I've looked at another PF Chat Board (Huff n' Puff ' I think its called but I can't get the hang of it & never bothered joining in.... I don't like the way it seems open to being read by anyone either. I was shocked at how I could read their Posts without actually becoming a 'Member'. I really value the comparative privacy of this board. It means I feel free here to vent about stuff!

Get Comfy with us...let us get to know YOU!

Cheers,

in Oz (GIO)

> > >> > >> > > I am never sure when to start a new topic or just keep tagging on to> > an> > > old one so I hope that starting this is ok.> > >> > > , thank you for responding about the "Twighlite...or> Twighlight"> > > book series. I thought you might like to hear whats happened to the> > > town since we became popular for vampires ..lol []> > >> > > Before Myers came here the town was dying because of the> > loss> > > of the logging industry. The town leaders tried everything to drum> up> > a> > > tourist industry but because we receive an average of 140 inches of> > rain> > > a year its really not a great place for campers. We are also a very> > > isolated town. we have to travel 60 miles NE to the city of Port> > > Angeles or 103 miles south to Hoquiam/Aberdeen. We have one stop> light> > > in town and its the only one for 106 miles of highway 101. We have> one> > > store, a few gas stations, a few resteraunts, and one subway> sandwhich> > > stop. There are no chain stores or fast food other than that one.> > > There are 3 banks in town and a few goverment offices that open a> few> > > days a week so we don't have to travel to renew our drivers license> > and> > > such. We have a medium security prison about 30 miles away and a> > > hospital, and school that graduates about 50 to 80 kids a year. We> > > really are small town america.> > >> > > Now the town is busy all the time, the guest books in the different> > > stores show people visiting from all over the world....australia,> > china,> > > Europe....the town now has a few stores that cater to the readers of> > > tthe books and the movie, one store even bought its own tour bus and> > > takes tourists around to the different sites. The motels show no> > > vacancy signs most nights, and many people must not mind the rain> > > because the campgrounds are fuller than i ever remember. On a daily> > > basis you can see people standing in front of the welcome o Forks> sign> > > getting their picture taken or in front of the hospital sign. LOL> > since> > > I haven't read the books I really don't know why they are standing> > there> > > having pictures taken.> > >> > > All and all the series has taken the town by surprise and pleased> the> > > town leaders and the merchants. For the rest of us that have been> > > raised here, I guess we enjoy seeing the people fill the streets and> > > enjoying the area, it brings back a taste of the old days when the> > town> > > was always bustling with business...now instead of the business> being> > > logging its tourism...but its keeping a few jobs and many of us> > amused.> > > []> > >> > > I wouldn't mind waking up to sun, sun, sun like you do...in fact i> > would> > > love it. I can't breath as well in hot tempertures though. As for> > > forced early retirement its been a very hard transition for me. My 2> > > girls had just been gone about 2 to 3 years and I was feeling the> > empty> > > nest syndrom. I pulled myself together and starting planning to fill> > > life with my work in mental health and spending time at the beach> and> > in> > > my yard and looking forward to traveling when i retired. then one> day> > > my world turned upside down, i found myself in a hospital because of> > > pulmonary emboli and further testing and a few months later learned> I> > > was diagnosed with DIP.....which of course all my relatives and> > friends> > > said they always knew I was anyway lol. Anyhow, now I find myself> > > retired, little energy for doing much, I am depressed and anxious,> > > trying to educate family and friends about my disease and wondering> > what> > > is to come. I see a pulmonary dr who is great, she tells me i will> > need> > > to have a lung transplant but first i have some more weight to lose.> I> > > think the closer I get to the weight the worse i get about eating> > things> > > i know aren't good for me, kind of a way of postponing the unknown.> i> > > need to talk to her about that. All in all I do my best to stay> > > optimistic, enjoy being able to sleep in everyday, love not having> the> > > stress of my job , and feel lucky to be able to spend much more time> > > with my parents and my kids and grandchild. I have always believed> if> > > we look hard enough there is always a silver lining in every cloud.> > >> > > Oh yeah, my husband has been forced into early retirement also..in> > april> > > 2007 he was in a very serious electrical explosion where he received> > 2nd> > > and 3rd degree burns to his face, neck, hands and fore arms. then in> > > April 2008 he lost his left arm at the shoulder while working on a> > > greenchain that he was repairing. He was a millwright for a lumber> and> > > shingle mill. He has a wonderful attitude and is dealing with the> loss> > > better than i know i could. Both of us have had to adjust to not> only> > > not working but into being in eachother's hair constantly...we> thought> > > we had years before we would be spending so much time together lol.> > > Pleasantly surprising we have found out that we really do like> > eachother> > > and that after 33 years of marriage we are looking forward to> spending> > > another 33 years or more with eachother and in eachothers hair! [:x]> > >> > > Wow.......i can't believe i had so much to say...lol i think its> time> > > for me to hush up for awhile LOL> > >> > > Theresa> > >> >>

[Guest guest]

That's the way to go Theresa... just jump in whenever you have a response. We're always jumping in on each other's conversations. It's a bit like a long groupie phone chat.. the subject wanders around during the course of the chatting & during each day. Then those of us who live outside the States jump in at our 'odd' time zones & re-start various conversations. Just like the Merry-Go-Round at the Fun Park!

I think its a reflection of how comfortable many members of the group are with each other. Especially those that have actually met each other in person. Strangely I find that I feel like I get to 'know' folk by reading most messages even if it's a thread I'm not involved in.

I've looked at another PF Chat Board (Huff n' Puff ' I think its called but I can't get the hang of it & never bothered joining in.... I don't like the way it seems open to being read by anyone either. I was shocked at how I could read their Posts without actually becoming a 'Member'. I really value the comparative privacy of this board. It means I feel free here to vent about stuff!

Get Comfy with us...let us get to know YOU!

Cheers,

in Oz (GIO)

> > >> > >> > > I am never sure when to start a new topic or just keep tagging on to> > an> > > old one so I hope that starting this is ok.> > >> > > , thank you for responding about the "Twighlite...or> Twighlight"> > > book series. I thought you might like to hear whats happened to the> > > town since we became popular for vampires ..lol []> > >> > > Before Myers came here the town was dying because of the> > loss> > > of the logging industry. The town leaders tried everything to drum> up> > a> > > tourist industry but because we receive an average of 140 inches of> > rain> > > a year its really not a great place for campers. We are also a very> > > isolated town. we have to travel 60 miles NE to the city of Port> > > Angeles or 103 miles south to Hoquiam/Aberdeen. We have one stop> light> > > in town and its the only one for 106 miles of highway 101. We have> one> > > store, a few gas stations, a few resteraunts, and one subway> sandwhich> > > stop. There are no chain stores or fast food other than that one.> > > There are 3 banks in town and a few goverment offices that open a> few> > > days a week so we don't have to travel to renew our drivers license> > and> > > such. We have a medium security prison about 30 miles away and a> > > hospital, and school that graduates about 50 to 80 kids a year. We> > > really are small town america.> > >> > > Now the town is busy all the time, the guest books in the different> > > stores show people visiting from all over the world....australia,> > china,> > > Europe....the town now has a few stores that cater to the readers of> > > tthe books and the movie, one store even bought its own tour bus and> > > takes tourists around to the different sites. The motels show no> > > vacancy signs most nights, and many people must not mind the rain> > > because the campgrounds are fuller than i ever remember. On a daily> > > basis you can see people standing in front of the welcome o Forks> sign> > > getting their picture taken or in front of the hospital sign. LOL> > since> > > I haven't read the books I really don't know why they are standing> > there> > > having pictures taken.> > >> > > All and all the series has taken the town by surprise and pleased> the> > > town leaders and the merchants. For the rest of us that have been> > > raised here, I guess we enjoy seeing the people fill the streets and> > > enjoying the area, it brings back a taste of the old days when the> > town> > > was always bustling with business...now instead of the business> being> > > logging its tourism...but its keeping a few jobs and many of us> > amused.> > > []> > >> > > I wouldn't mind waking up to sun, sun, sun like you do...in fact i> > would> > > love it. I can't breath as well in hot tempertures though. As for> > > forced early retirement its been a very hard transition for me. My 2> > > girls had just been gone about 2 to 3 years and I was feeling the> > empty> > > nest syndrom. I pulled myself together and starting planning to fill> > > life with my work in mental health and spending time at the beach> and> > in> > > my yard and looking forward to traveling when i retired. then one> day> > > my world turned upside down, i found myself in a hospital because of> > > pulmonary emboli and further testing and a few months later learned> I> > > was diagnosed with DIP.....which of course all my relatives and> > friends> > > said they always knew I was anyway lol. Anyhow, now I find myself> > > retired, little energy for doing much, I am depressed and anxious,> > > trying to educate family and friends about my disease and wondering> > what> > > is to come. I see a pulmonary dr who is great, she tells me i will> > need> > > to have a lung transplant but first i have some more weight to lose.> I> > > think the closer I get to the weight the worse i get about eating> > things> > > i know aren't good for me, kind of a way of postponing the unknown.> i> > > need to talk to her about that. All in all I do my best to stay> > > optimistic, enjoy being able to sleep in everyday, love not having> the> > > stress of my job , and feel lucky to be able to spend much more time> > > with my parents and my kids and grandchild. I have always believed> if> > > we look hard enough there is always a silver lining in every cloud.> > >> > > Oh yeah, my husband has been forced into early retirement also..in> > april> > > 2007 he was in a very serious electrical explosion where he received> > 2nd> > > and 3rd degree burns to his face, neck, hands and fore arms. then in> > > April 2008 he lost his left arm at the shoulder while working on a> > > greenchain that he was repairing. He was a millwright for a lumber> and> > > shingle mill. He has a wonderful attitude and is dealing with the> loss> > > better than i know i could. Both of us have had to adjust to not> only> > > not working but into being in eachother's hair constantly...we> thought> > > we had years before we would be spending so much time together lol.> > > Pleasantly surprising we have found out that we really do like> > eachother> > > and that after 33 years of marriage we are looking forward to> spending> > > another 33 years or more with eachother and in eachothers hair! [:x]> > >> > > Wow.......i can't believe i had so much to say...lol i think its> time> > > for me to hush up for awhile LOL> > >> > > Theresa> > >> >>