Cut down on salt, and get up and move around sm
Posted By: nfm on 2007-05-22
In Reply to: Swollen legs & ankles - suggestions? (sm) - Puffycalves
every hour or so. If no better, might be a good idea to see your doctor.
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If you catch it when it's first spilled, use salt. Pour salt on until it stops absorbing and then let it dry. You can then sweep up most of it in a dust pan and then vacuum. This also works for animal urine.
Grain of salt
I got the wierdest perception from this company. They advertised it as a transcription job, but tell me they don't have a word expander. In fact, they said they are just editors, but that they will be doing transcription at some point in the future. They told me they don't have word processing, they use "Crystal Reports" (which is a very sophisticated database program). Answers to my questions about platform, word expander, etc., made me feel like the buck was being passed. I sense they are more into money and business than medicine. Maybe they place an ad periodically to stroke their egos.
I would take this all with a grain of salt.
I want to do the 39 hours, rah, rah, rah, but I hear bad things about DEP monitoring MTs to the minute, people getting in trouble for having to pick up their kids, "you signed off for 20 minutes, where were you"? and so on. I don't want big brother breathing down my neck. We are not machines. If the monitoring gets crazy I will be forced to cut back to 24 hours. Let's see how it goes.....
with a grain of salt..................sm
Not to worry....if you remember, when we all were young, we sometimes said we were *going steady* - well they say that now at a younger age than we were back in the days. And don't let the other posters worry you about *in 5-6 years you'll have plenty to worry about* - I have a daughter who gave me very little grief in her latter teen years (in comparison to other kids and their parents) and so I feel very lucky. My only nonsolicited advice would be to keep all doors of communication wide open. 
LOL!! :) Me too...with salt and pepper too! NM
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Grain of salt
I've been in this field for just under a decade. I have to say in all my years as an MT, I've never had that much animosity towards a QA person reviewing my work, whether it's being done at random or for help with a blank.
I appreciate a few QA people I have, as my accounts are mainly very tough ESLs. One QA in particular e-mails feedback on every little blank there is, even if it was only for a *duhh moment* for the word "the." She is not a friendly soul, pays no attention to the greetings I send along with notation of my attempts to figure out that blank and my thanks for her assist, but I certainly do learn from her input and appreciate her backing me up at times when my ears fail me. I find this QA person invaluable. She's all business, and that is just fine by me. When I first started with this company, her comments to me were harsh for a format error. She is the one who released me from QA after a couple of days on the job, she is the manager of this particular account. Work I produce is a reflection on her ability as QA and manager.
Flipside on a different account, same company, QA person is nonexistent. She can't be bothered to advise of a blank, answer a question, even with my being new to the account and learning the doctors and all the account specs. I have absolutely no idea how my work is, e-mailed weeks ago, received no reply. I would rather receive some kind of input, whether bad or good, than feel as if I am left to drown in a sea of doubt.
Sorry you dislike your QA, try not to think of them as the enemy.
No, he is salt and pepper so it is really hard...
to find the fleas on him when bathing him. The long haired guy is blonde.
You can use salt in your carpets. Sprinkle it on heavy
use your broom to work it in and leave overnight and then vacuum like heck the next couple of days. My mom would put her vacuum cleaner bag in the microwave to kill the fleas cause they can get out and changing bags every time gets expensive. The salt dehydrates the fleas. You can bathe dogs in tea tree oil, though I warm you it is a strong smell for days. I read recently you could put a few days on their collar, but again this is very strong and I couldn't tolerate it. I haven't tried it, but boil 2 lemons, let cool, and then refrigerate. Use it as a spray every other day, being careful to keep out of eyes and other sensitive areas.
You should also wash all bedding in hot water if you don't ready and this will kill any fleas in the bedding, but is a good idea to do anyway.
There many options available through your vet if this doesn't work.
Fleas seem to be bad this year. We adopted kittens from the shelter and we've had a difficult time getting rid of them. We are using a pill, plus a topical; both from the vet, and still have them, just a few of them, but enough to drive the animals bonkers.
mix any essential oil with salt to crumbly form sm
it makes a scrub, really good for arthritis. scrub it into your hands over the sink. rinse off. leaves hands soft, silky, and painfree for a while. i used peppermint oil last time i mixed some and it left that cooling feeling in my hands for a while and i loved it! takes my pain away and i do this every morning before i start typing as i wake up with my hands/wrists aching.
Coke and pretzels!! Sugar and Salt will
NM
EEWWW SM, got any salt for her wound? MUST BE QA, or I should say QuAp
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Black olives and celery with coarse sea salt
nm
I find eliminating salt helps an awful lot.
Sometimes drinking more water helps, too.
No word expander that is worth its salt is FREE...sm
Wish that was so! There are several that have DEMO versions though, including FlashType offered through this website.
toss in olive oil, sprinkle with salt, pepper and paprika
I just make like a meat loaf mixture with egg, cracker crumbs, salt, pepper, egg and milk. SM
Form into patties, cook with some chopped or sliced onions, then add an envelope of gravy mix and water, cook a few minutes. Easy, you can add other stuff or use canned gravy. Enjoy!
Use less salt than directed in the recipes. Try the powdered milk hot chocolate recipes! Yummy :-)
nt
take essential oil and mix with salt and do a hand scrub. feels awesome, smells awesome, and very r
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I move around A LOT!!! - SM
I ALWAYS take pictures before AND after. When I lived in Florida, the apartment complex tried to charge me $700 to pay for cleaning. They said it was because I had pets and I left kitty litter behind, etc. I DID NOT HAVE A CAT!!! Do not just shake this off. They expect that people will not come back and make a fuss, well let me tell you - I WILL AND HAVE GOTTEN ON AN AIRPLANE to go back to a place that tries to charge me. I rest my case - thank you.
If you would like to move on to
a company that can give you plenty of work, your own accounts and not make your life a misery, please email me. I have spoken with many MQ people recently and have work, but somehow it seems that many are afraid to leave. I can pretty well guarantee you a good livelihood and little to no hassle .. and if it sounds to good to be true it is true .. plain and simple.
Move On
Same thing happened to the hospital I worked at. We were told we would be hired by the outsourcers at same pay! Ha!
I didn't transition but the ones who did report the pay was all changed once onboard. Plus the new benefits were horrible compared to what we were use to.
I chose to decline their offer, took unemployment and found a new job on my terms.
Good Luck!
PS: In my state, if you lose your job through no fault of you own (outsourcing) you are entitled to Unemployment Compensation.
If I could move, I probably would.
I'm not happy with the kids in my daughter's classes nor have I met many people that I would choose as my friends. I have met a few good people though. It's really hard though being young and single here, not to mention working at home, but I've made a few steps over the weekend to change that. Small steps, but I already feel better.
Can you move...
That would be helpful. There is no need to be hateful, tell people you are at work from this time until that time, and you cannot be disturbed unless it is an emergency. State the fact and then ask them to respect that! I know what you mean when you say people act like you aren't "really working!" It is annoying!
Me three! Let's move on!
nm
I can tell you that if you move to
Houston, CyFair district is excellent. Far Northwest Houston is really nice, as well as the Woodlands, but I prefer the CyFair district so moved out here instead of the Woodlands.
I personally like the city. My husband could live on a farm. This is a little bit of a compromise for both of us. Texas is gorgeous though. If it doesn't really matter where you live, I would consider the hill country.
Why not move??
you said you have no husband, no kids.....so, you are free as a bird!!! You would be surprised at what can happen when you change your entire environment.
Good Luck!
I like to get up and move around.
So, two days a week I get to see the world! HA! I am a Mom of two. I start working around 8:30 a.m. and take frequent breaks. I love hitting the grocery store on a Tuesday mid morning with all of the Mom-Moms and Pops-Pops, and it sure beats the rush on the weekend around here anyway.
I work for about an hour at a time and then break. I cannot stay glued to the screen as it gives me a headache. I am very successful and very productive (at least I like to think so). I do have my own accounts to service, so it makes it hard for vacations, but we get by.
I do work weekends, but not consistently. Weekends are actually most productive for me since there's not a lot of running around and everyone is ready for couch-slouching by the weekend in my house other than the occasional running one of my kids to a friend's house.
Oh and I should mention, I absolutely love the flexibility of being an IC. I am my own boss and find it much easier when I need time off to just simply ask myself, "Self can I have a few hours off to go shopping!" LOL
hey maybe we should all move to
the Pillafeens! I mean Phillipines 
http://www.bayanihan.org/html/article.php/20071208151614780
There is a way to move them.
There is a way to move them with Word macros. Email me and I can email you macros and instructions.
You can also move SH this way
Go to Shorthand, File, Open; rt click on the dictionary and copy, then immediately rt cick on your desktop and paste; cancel the file in SH and minimize; on desktop, rt click and Send To Zipped/Compressed File; rt click and send to Email Recipient.
Let's move on to something else. :D nm
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This happened to me, and believe it or not, I had to move
Of course, I lived in a mobile home at the time, so it wasn't that bad, but really there was nothing else I could do. I tried talking to them, being nice to them, yelling at them, nothing worked. They would agree with whatever I said, then leave the dogs out, TIED UP, about 6 feet from my back door. It was awful. I used to go to work crying I was so tired. I sympathize.
Time to move
I couldn't stand to be around such ignorant and thoughtless people who keep pit bulls anyway.
Colo move
Hi - I used to live in Colorado Springs, but my Mom and brother still live in Denver. I can't even describe how beautiful it is there. email me if you want.
Time to move on.
I know that's probably easier said than done, considering all you have invested in them. Do you really think you can trust this company, even if they were to deliver to you the account you were supposed to be on? Unless you can truthfully answer that you can, I don't think it's worth it to you to stick around. We teach people how to treat us by our own behavior. Unless you take that sign that says "kick me" off, you'll keep getting kicked. Make sense? It certainly sounds like you can do so much better for yourself, and that any company would be lucky to have you. Good luck.
Move to Florida?
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Don't focus on them. Or if you do, move your
mouse up and down really, really fast to see if it gives you motion sickness. LOL
Sometimes stuff just happens and you need to move on
I sure wish life was a simple as you get married and stay together forever..Life is not that simple and even though we think that we will stay married, things happen sometimes and we find ourselves in a situation we never thought we would be in..i.e., falling in love with someone else or getting divorced cause our spouse has fallen out of love or in love with someone else. I will not past judgment on anyone who separates and/or goes through a divorce..Been there, never thought I would be..Thought our love was gonna last forever, thought he would never cheat on me..Stuff happens in life. Having gone through it, I realize people grow and sometimes the other person does not grow in the same direction. Why stay with someone you are miserable with..Life is too short..Nothing worse than living with someone you no longer love or there is so much pain between you that it is even painful just to be in each others company..
they also have the right to MOVE-- They cant tell someone how to live
that is called communism.
Does anyone tell you how to dress?
Does anyone tell you how to wear your hair?
Does anyone tell you what car to drive?
No, it is called FREEDOM.
Maybe they aren't all like that but the ones who move here ARE sm
Apparently our area is an "escape" for the city folks and then they eventually decide to stay.
Unfortunately for us, they want all the big city stuff that you can't have in the country. Can't have it both ways but they sure try.
It may "work" for you but it is a bad move. (nt)
Wise move.
I've been an IC with many companies and an employee with a few others. I've found that many if not most of the supervisors and managers at these places are dead weight authoritarians who get high and justify their existence by puking on people who work for a living. I left at least one place precisely because they tried to hold me responsible for mistakes made by the dictator. Happens all the time.
I wouldn't wish a future in MT on anyone.
NO-V8 and it could get up and move! loved it!
nm
She is obviously OCD, cannot let it go. I suggest we move on.
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How do you move from one document
to another in the WordPerfect program without stopping to reach for the mouse. I'm guessing there is a certain key(s) such as F1 or something like that that does it but I haven't been able to find it. Thanks!
smart move. JMO
nm
If DSL was not available where I lived, I'd HAVE to move!
personally, i'd move on
We all fluctuate with line counts; so many variables. But either i'm worth my pay or not, keep me or fire me, but don't drop my pay. Unless you are drastically consistently under a reasonable quota, then think enough of yourself to move on.
Yes! But this was not in MT - I quit to move and - sm
get married. My boss was okay at first with it until he found out I got a job with a minor competitor - in another state; made my life a living *ell after that (I gave 4 weeks notice as I was a pretty key person there). He took it totally personally that I was leaving. He also had no sense or decency. Once after coming back from overseas he came into my office with a large bag of gifts for key/important employees, I made the mistake of assuming he had gotten something for me (I did about 4 people's jobs and was his personal assistant) and had lite up with a big smile. He immediately squashed it and said that there was nothing for me. He was such a scrooge and a *erk. I remember wanting to quit so badly that my parents told me to quit and that they'd support me until I found a new job. I never did take them up on that offer but was sorely tempted. I work for some great people now and in no way miss the *erks out there.
It is definitely time to move on
You have gone above and beyond the call of duty with these people and they have just walked all over you. There is absolutely no reason to put up with this kind of treatment. Find another job and then quit this job without notice. They deserve it. Let them try to find someone else who will put up with the things you have dealt with all these years.
And to anyone who has had similar problems - my advice would be, the second time your paycheck is late, start looking for another job. Anybody is allowed one screw-up, but if it happens again, it is probably a pattern. We MTs work hard for our money, and we deserve to be paid on time, just like any other employee.
Good luck to you, OP. I know there is a better job out there for you. I, too, am an IC - I just happened to stumble into a good situation. Feel free to email me if you like, just to blow off steam or whatever. Who knows, maybe I'll be able to help. I will if I can.
Not sure why you would even question. Fix and move on.
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