Mine was 752J. Good heavens! I still remember that!???
Posted By: Backwards typist on 2008-12-10
In Reply to: borderline dirt, but - deenibeeni
yet can't remember names or phone numbers of my kids. 
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Good heavens, it's been forever, but...
... let's see, I left high school typing class (gulp) 39 years ago doing 52 wpm on a big ol' MANUAL typewriter that was bigger than a breadbox....
In 1980 I had to quit my first full-time MT job (back in the typewriter days) because I developed tendinitis in my wrists. After 2 months of not typing at all, I went to a temp agency to get some work because not eating is a bad way to live. They gave me the usual typing test. On an unfamiliar typewriter, typing unfamiliar material, not having typed for 2 months, feeling like I was CRAWLING, I clocked in at 104 wpm. (No wonder I burned out my wrists.)
Now we have ergonomics, expanders, tools and toys, and I have NO idea how fast I type, although when I bother to concentrate and not goof off, I can consistently and easily go at least 200 LPH.
Expect if you Google typing speed tests, you might find something. If you have the kind of Expander that works under the OS as opposed to the platform, you can even try a speed test using your expander, at least, just for the fun of it.... :)
I remember mine as abt the same time as a Pap sm
to return. Don't worry; i had same thing, Pap was taken around time of my period and thus gave a false positive type of reading.
I remember mine and he certainly holds no special place
I could probably use every horrible word for him. I was just another "trophy" for him to brag to his friends about. We parted on horrible terms and when we'd see each other in public we'd be screaming horrible things at each other for everyone to hear. Gosh and it's been almost 30 years (yes I was very immature but still no reason for him to treat me the way he did). It was my first time and he told all our friends I gave him some terrible sexual disease (of which I didn't even know what that was back then). I just say good riddens to him.
Just remember: Nothing tastes as good as
and you should be ok.
The good old days Remember?
I don't wish for this topic to be sad at all. But I have to get things off my chest. I am remembering the good old days of being an MT. I am even remembering the 1980s although those good times led to our recession now. But anyway, remember when you could make 1K a week at MTing, with job security and benefits? A boss who valued you like gold, because he/she knew you had special skills? When customer service was not just to the client but to each other employer to employee and visa versa.
I am hanging onto the mustang I bought in 2004 by a thread. It is practically brand new with low miles, because I can't afford the gas to use it. It has 1 flat tire and 1 spare because I can't afford new tires. And I pay 504 a month for it. Think I can afford that anymore, when my lines don't count spaces anymore, or when the health insurance costs take up most of my checks? I am not complaining. I thank heavens I get to work at home and don't have to pay for clothes, gas, and day care.
But remember the days of big incentives that were reachable? 14K lines and you were a star? 12K lines a week was an embarrassment and now 12K lines a payperiod and you are amazing.. Remember eating steak? At a restaurant? Cruises. Being able to go shopping and not having to give an account to DH of every item spent? Having clothes for your kids as they grow out of them that did not come from good will?
Please share the good old days here. Even if it is when you typed with tri colored carbon paper and white out, but your boss said thank you every day, and the doctor was not so nasty. Then, the less great days as time when by 2K when computers were upgraded and no more cherry picking because you were now using Transnet. THose were STILL good days because they paid training and downtime.
Enough of me. How about the good old days from you? And it does not have to be about MTing, could be about anything. The days when Metros existed and you could get 45 MPH. Or days when Bazooka gum was a penny. Things like that. Looking forward to your response and BTW: TGIF, even to those who work the weekend!  
Oh heavens! I feel sorry for you and your
state of mind. Of course I sign the cards. The only one thing I said was for the house with what my kids and I felt were the best holiday lights - we would sign it your neighbor, and explain that we loved their lights, or their reindeer or whatever. I always, always put my return address label on the envelopes. As for birthdays, these are people I know in real life - they have told me when their birthdays are! See, this is what I think is wrong with the world. There is something really sad about twisting my post into me being some stalker. I donate things anonymously - like cash to church and pet rescuers, etc. Or if there is a family in need at church and we are asked to help - I donate $$ with only the pastor knowing. That sort of thing. I hope that you can learn to be more trusting. Guess I am not so sad compared to feeling like you do. 
Lasik was sent from the heavens for me..
because my vision without glasses was next to a seeing eye dog- 20/400 each eye, could not see much of anything but after Lasik the eyesight is about 20/30 in both. I had that done about 5 years ago and yes I do know people who have had it and resorted back to their glasses. I was an older patient when I had the surgery and knew going into it that if I wore glasses for reading prior that I would probably need to wear afterwards, made no difference- I was not vain, just got to where I could not see the big road signs with either glasses or contacts. Even if Lasik were to fail at this point at least I have had decent vision for several years now, unlike before since a small kid.
Oh heavens no, just the opposite
My hubs spoils me rotten and gives me more attention than I would have ever anticipated. If I bring up his name in talking, he wants to get the subject to anything except him. He is a love and a keeper.
Up to 17" in NE PA. Thank heavens I live
further south and in the central part. No snow. All rain. Hate snow.
Email, heavens no.. he might still be into the milk jug situation
and my breasts are through with that. These are probably the most obnoxious reading posts I have read, ever on here.
Some good advice, but mine is much simpler....
Stay away from the ones that have children!!! ; )
A good friend of mine had a lap band
However there are a lot of hoops to jump through testing wise before you can have those procedures done including a psychiatrist. Also if you do not follow the directions you can become sick, which means you cannot over eat and must exercise. She is doing fine with it, but did it mainly because her back bothered her so much. Come to find out her back is still an issue and she needs surgery to correct that. So, if it is a last resort, I'd say it is worth a try, but I would not do it with all of the complications and risk of infections unless it is a serious must.
I got mine of good 'ol E-Bay...cheaper that way!
I didn't buy from the company directly. I first tried a sampler size pack from QVC a few years ago, fell in love, and then bought full-size from E-Bay. I do the same with Proactive cleanser...I will never buy direct from those companies that insist on hooking people into some sort of "program." Crooks I tell ya!
A very good friend of mine had ablation and no regrets.
She has no more periods. This is just a little over a year, and she was having very serious problems, had to have transfusion twice due to the heavy bleeds prior. She was willing to try this before hysterectomy, and it worked for her.
Good grief - I hope not!!! Mine was not pretty! nm
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don't remember Minnie, but I remember Kiki! Though I would rather not.
nm
Definitely remember Buffy's Bark. Also had a Bassett Hound and remember his bark(EOM)
.
My ex did that. What I remember was that it
was horrible in the summer and going under houses was not always the greatest experience. He would find dead animals and of course spiders, mice, rats.
Just remember: He's a MAN, he's not a god. LOL
nm
Don't remember anything, just something SM
that felt like cramp and then I woke up. No damage.
My friend, who is quite tiny, said she was moved around quite a bit, but no damage done.
I feel they were excessively rough with you, but that is just my opinion. Also, it sounds like they did not give you enough sedation. You are supposed to feel very relaxed.
Wow! I can remember when ...
we charged $25 period to type it. Then I got to thinking how long I've been out of school. How depressing.
now remember..sm
Brooke also went to Bridgette to see if she could conceive around the same time Taylor did..so, Bridgette could have taken Brooke's eggs, saved them, and used them on Taylor. Anyway, why in the world would Taylor and Nick trust Brooke's daughter with their future child??? I mean come on, Brooke's throwing herself shamelessly at Nick, yet they go to her daughter for in vitro? Wow...
I don't remember the first one....
I couldn't stand looking at Roxy...*lol* - too much gum show......and I do watch the food channel a lot!!! I used to like Rachael Ray before she got REAL famous and glammed herself out. I so liked her when she lived in upstate NY doing the 30-minute meal show or $40 a Day show. Now I refuse to watch her - her voice is very annoying to me today.
GO_AMY!!! 
I was 8 - Remember seeing it on TV (sm)
I remember it being such a shock because he had just always been there and seemed like he always would be.
Remember then from when I was a kid sm
my dad's company picnics, with horseshoes, bbqs, lots of fun
As we remember.....
I would like to ask everyone, as you remember the 9/11 attacks today, to also remember the bombing of the Murrah Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. The 9/11 attacks were far greater in scale and in death toll, and I mourn for those who died and for their families. I also mourn for the 168 people who died in the Oklahoma City bombing. Fewer in number, perhaps, but the lives just as precious. It was so hard for me to watch as rescue workers went through the rubble of the day care and pulled out those tiny bodies...
When we send our soldiers into combat, we train them and give them the best equipment available to defend themselves and destroy the enemy. The people who died on September 11, 2001 and April 19, 1995 were innocent civilians who had their lives ripped away in an instant, by people who had no respect for the sanctity of life and who were too cowardly to take their fight to the battlefield where it belongs.
Never again. We must be vigilant. These events occurred on our own soil. Each of has a duty to keep our eyes and ears open, and to cooperate with the increased security precautions our government has implemented. We are all soldiers in this war.
You THINK you remember until it comes down to it (sm)
When they are actually there in your care you have to remind yourself of exactly what babies can and can't do at certain ages. But maybe you are perfect. If so, I apologize O Great One. It ticks me off when people have smart-axe comments for no apparent reason.
thank you so much, was trying to remember the name of that myself, NM
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Everyone does not think like you and I you have to remember that.
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I can remember my mom when I was
a kid wore one every day, whether at work or at home, and those things back then definitely looked uncomfortable.
I'm trying to remember
but I do remember waking up feeling completely flushed hot on the inside, a pool of sweat in the middle of my chest, my heart pounding, thinking I would like to rip my clothes off and jump into the tub filled with ice. Stuff like that. They're quite nasty little episodes. Did you have one? Are you over 45?
and remember this
don't go crying the blues to anyone here when your insurance premiums and medical bills are totally out of control. It is awards like the one this person wants that make insurance unaffordable for countless Americans. any monies awarded in courts will be coming out of your pocket if you currently pay insurance premiums. Yes, I feel for the child, but money won't fix it. This costs everyone, not just the dog's owner. and it solves nothing. she still has not answered the question of what injuries the child sustained, either. to see financial renumeration above the costs of any bills incurred is unfair to EVERYONE.
You have to remember
It is very easy to take email and board postings out of context. I don't think that is quite what she meant. Sheesh.
I still remember....
....leaving cookies and carrots on a plate, for Santa and the reindeer.
I must have been around 11 years old or so, and that Christmas morning, I found a beautiful, handwritten note from my mother. I don't have the note any longer, nor do I remember exactly what she wrote.
But she explained in a loving, wonderful way, the meaning of Christmas, including Jesus, and Santa. I recall the meaning of the note, letting me know that it is the gift of giving, within us all, to give and receive, gifts in His name, and that Santa was the vehicle of that giving, for us, as small children.
I don't remember being disappointed that Santa Claus wasn't "real." Because her note made me realize that the whole season was bigger and brighter, than just Santa, gifts, and tinsel.
And I realize that Santa IS real, just like God and Jesus are real. If we believe, in that small child way, the reasons for believing, will always be with us.
Remember too well
We live in Mississippi now but lived in Florida a very long time, from Miami to Jacksonville and the panhandle. We did sit through a few 1-2 level hurricanes but were fortunate only a few days without power. After Katrina, so many of our friends and family were severely affected from New Orleans to Gulfport. We sat here in MS without power for over a week but lost nothing in it. We did have neighbors and friends that had their homes leveled by huge falling trees and three years later before one got their insurance to cover properly for them to rebuild. We were 200 miles inland with a lot of severe wind damage, so I am sitting on pins and needles knowing another one is heading in this general area and so many friends and family along the coastal areas.
Lets just all pray for everyone's safety.
I remember that too. It would be more fun
to be in the holiday spirit longer if I had more money to spend. Used to get all done before Thanksgiving, but now am waiting until the last minute, because then I won't over buy things. Plus right now, it's just paycheck to paycheck, how do you tell kids that...
PS: I want to boycott K-mart too. Every time I go in there, never find what I want, and always ask myself why I try. LOL.
I can remember as a kid when we had
chest colds, parents would put it all over our chest and then covered with a warmed towel.
jss: Do you remember seeing an
old reenactment about a girl who went upstairs to bed with her Siamese cat? A man broke in and the cat attacked him when he was coming up the stairs. It was too funny; that cat latched on and stayed on him down the road, drawing blood every step of the way!
could be she is right. I just remember
people talking about the pettycoats. Crinoline usually brings to mind scarlet o'hara, but I don't know the difference. Oh, for a ཱུ chevy to ride in.
Just remember that as they get s/m
more frail and need help and have to depend on you, you have kept your head up high, making you one ahead of them.
Yep, I remember that now that you said it
Now that you mentioned it, I remember. My grandparents lived in Kentucky and had a farm. My grandma had chickens and had fresh eggs every day. She never kept them in the fridge. Always in a basket in the pantry.
I remember.
My parents used to take us downtown once a year to shop and look at the display windows. Then we would eat at one of the department stores. Dad would take half the kids and mom would take the other half so we could all buy for each other. I remember one year when I was about 6 I was with my dad and my sister and I saw this beautiful red coat I wanted to get mom. We took it up to the counter and my dad told us to give the lady our money. Between us we had 35 cents. We gave it to her and she wrapped it up for us. My dad still tells that story today, how we bought mom a coat for 35 cents. We never did see him give the saleslady the rest of the money, and it was sweet how she played along.
Oh, do I remember!
It was a big deal around Christmas time. We'd take the bus or train to a store in another town because they had a Christmas display made up of moving figures as big as a 3-yo child. People would come from miles around to see it.
We had two 5&dimes in our town right aside of each other. One was "modern", bright lights and big display windows complete with a lunch counter and all open displays. The other was dark with all wood shelves and bins, so cramped only 2 people could fit in the aisles if they turned sideways. This store also had the candy in glass cases that you paid for by the pound.
We also had another old general store like the older 5& dime but he even sold shoes. He had a pair of red shoes with bow ties on them in the window one year. I wanted them so bad because they matched a skirt I had at the time, but they were $10. I only got an allowance of $.50 a week. I was afraid it would take me forever to save the money. Our school's magazine sale was going on at the time and I worked hard to sell as many as I could to win the $10 prize. I won and bought the shoes. It was one of the happiest days in my life.
and remember..
the air raid disaster drills at school during the Cuban missile crisis that the kids had to do? How about this one - got a driver's license from Sear's Catalog for 25 cents. No test. you just fill out the coupon, send in 25 cents and they send you a driver's license. Anybody else do that? Yes, I am older than dirt's mother. anyone remember the "rag man" or the "egg man." they would come down your street with a horsedrawn wagon, one selling eggs, the other picked up old rags but for the life of me I don't remember what they did with those rags! Remember the "milk chute?" They would deliver the milk and put it in the milk chute. If we got ourselves locked out of the house, forgot our keys, we would climb in through that milk chute! I remember listening to the green hornet on the radio. The whole neighborhood got together for that. Kukla, Fran and Ollie anyone?
I remember that!
I hoarded all the real Coke I could find too with the idea I would have to eke it out as long as it would last. Thankfully, they saw the error of their ways and ditched the New Coke. It was awful.
I remember that!
It also worked to hold the door shut where there were stalls that didn't latch. I thought it was a great idea and would have bought one in a minute. The men judges didn't understand how it would ever have any use.
Duh.
Does anyone remember?
Back around 1977 or so, the big scare was that the flu strain that year was going to be the swine flu. It was one of the first years they had any kind of a flu vaccine and they really pushed to have people get the vaccine, especially the elderly and chronically ill. The vaccine caused something like 500 cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome and killed 25. The flu only killed 1 person.
So will I be standing in line to get this flu vaccine? I really don't know......
I remember it....
I was young and my sister contracted it, was sick for about 3-5 days, then recovered just fine. None of us got the immunization (couldn't afford it).
In all likelihood I won't get this immunization, either. I remember the fallout from that vaccine in the 1970s and personally I'd rather be sick as a dog for a week and have a good shot at full recovery than let them inject me with that pretty much experimental immunization and whatever side effects could be possible.
I still say it's being overblown and overpromoted (like most everything in the media) so that the pharmaceutical company(ies) behind the immunization will have a gigantic windfall at the end of the year. What a boost for the economy.
Yes, I remember it well..
I was a nursing student, and the hospital I was doing my clinicals at had posters on all the walls predicting the coming pandemic was expected be deadlier than The Plague. My mother and I stood in line with hundreds of other people to get the vaccination, and a few weeks later I was taking care of 2 patients on ventilators who had developed Guillan-Barre syndrome from the shot. The flu itself just fizzled out and disappeared. It was the last time I got vaccinated for anything and the last time I got sucked into a government/media-induced panic over nothing.
I remember--sm
your post very well, and I do believe I was one of the ones who responded. I am glad that you went to court. I, personally, am not satisfied with the sentence he received, but that is none of my business, I suppose. Courts these days advocate more for the offender than they do for the *victim*, (sorry, I know you did not want to hear that again). However, you must totally STOP allowing him to contact you. You are still enabling him to force himself into your life by accepting his phone calls and even speaking with him. This makes him feel like he still has a chance with you and he will continue to take advantage of that chance until he gets what he wants...another victim! You say you have blocked his calls now, but that should have been a no-brainer from the time he first abused you. You are just setting yourself up for a repeat event and this time, it may be even worse. It's your life, and no one can tell you what to do, but please have more concern for your own well being than any compassion for him. Since having been convicted now by something you began and having spent time in jail, do you think he will be *kind* to you now if he ever gets close enough to you? Be wary of abusers in sheeps clothing. He may just take your life next time. Stay strong, and stop enabling him into your life. please. we don't want to read about you in headline news. Take care.
I REMEMBER ALMOST ALL OF IT
Sure did bring back some memories. I remember going with my friends to Woolsworth. You could buy a coke for a nickle. My mother had a 1948 Desoto (which was a big car back then), and it only took $3 to fill it up. She could go to the store and spend $6 to feed us for 2 weeks (5 of us). We did not have AC and only B/W TV. I remember the Brownie camera. I was 18 years old and worked on one of the first huge computers that took a whole building to hold it. Wow! Those were the days. Life was not so hectic then. People think they have so much now, but I would give it all up (except AC) to have that laid back time again.
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