I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

208 sandy

;-))))))))))

Now watch - this post will be reported????

enjoyful - hope you're feeling better

You shouldn't state as facts things that you suspect.  When do that and your suspicions are wrong you become part of the problem. 

I accept your apology.

E -- I wonder if it's a different strain of the Norwalk virus?  I had that about 20 years ago.  In credible pain with stuff ejecting from both ends non-stop (oops TMI) -- so bad that I thought death was preferable -- and it was at least a month before I was able to look forward to eating.  And it all happened the week before Christmas -aaargh!

Enjoyful: based on what I can surmise from your post, I gather that Patmom is asking whether there is a belief that she reports posts. I cannot answer her directly as I have had her on ignore for several months now. My belief --which of course may be true or false-- is that she does a lot of reporting and she reports posts that do not violate the rules - and that in itself would be a violation. In fact, if this very post gets reported I would not be the least bit surprised. It is my belief that she has played a role in silencing both Blue and me - and others on several occasions. Some of the reporting have been aimed at preventing embarrassment or silencing differing opinions - NOT at speaking out against "abuse" "harassment" and other words used to describe justifiable reportings in BCOs community rulebook.

We don't need this.

But at this point, it is up to the mods. I will not take issue directly with Patmom herself, since she is in the "possession is nine-tenths of the law" advantage. If you do something over and over again and the moderators do not object, then, honestly, it must be acceptable to the moderators OR it must be preferable to the hassle of doing something about it.  Those are my beliefs. I do not know them to be facts, so if I am wrong I apologize.

I will keep my settings as they are, of course.

Could we please all give suspicions and reporting a break for the week. Let us please bring in some positive, caring energy to the boards. 

Thank you!  

So Athena, you've been publicly posting things about me, about what I said and did, calling me names, and because you've had me on ignore, you have no idea what I actually said or did.

Nice.

E - Sorry you're having a bad day (I sure do understand the low tolerance for BS - I'm like that all the time - not just when I'm sick).

The "bad" antibiotic was cefuroxime (commonly referred to as "cef") - while it is not a penicillin (which I am highly allergic to) it does have some component of it - don't ask - two doctors gave me this explanation.  I was given it because I had a sinus infection which normally I would treat the way I have for 50 years - naturally BUT this time I had "pink eye" and there was a wedding and I didn't want to have to stay home so I went to the doctor and everything went downhill from htere.

Cef has some se's and one of them is getting c.difficile (which was dh's secondary cause of death) so I am quite hysterical on the subject - the se's can kick in anywhere from 8 days after starting to a few months - they kicked in with me around the 8 day mark - I called the dr's office to report the symptons and was told "never heard of that - there's something going around" by the nurse so I treated it myself until I finally got in to see the PCP for another reason - guess the nurse is being re-educated - all she had to do was read the drug interaction precaution from the drug company or the pharmacy but.....anyway loooooong story but I am much much better - trouble was I couldn't digest dairy, or veggies or fruit except for bananas and apple sauce - yikes - I seriously ate rice and toast for three weeks with a chaser of water.

(Now, aren't you sorry you asked).

Hugs to you and dd, Sandy

Sandy - I am also allergic to that type of antibiotic and it hit me on day #7.  In fact I have it noted with every doctor's office that I am allergic to anything that contains cephalasporins.  That takes care of what you got and the antibiotic they treated me with - Ceclor.  I am able to take any type of penicillin though.

My suspicion is that this whole latest brouhaha has been instigated in an attempt to get our thread deleted once again.

What I cannot fanthom is why anybody is so threatened by a bunch of mostly middle-aged women telling jokes, sharing stories and talking about recipes and menus.  Yet every time we are having a nice peaceful good time the 'appearances' start ... followed by deletions.  WTF??? 

Sandy that's awful!  I'm glad you're finally better.  And no, I'm not sorry I asked!

"I think that scrolling back through this thread and seeing who has posted that they have lost the ability to report posts might give readers some idea who has been behind some of the recent reporting."

Wrong again.  What actually happens is that you temporarily lose that ability when your posts have been deleted by somebody else.  It is then reinstated at the same time your post is found not to be in violation and reinstated.

Sandy ... yes I have.

Get better soon vibes to all those who are feeling poorly.  It doubly sucks when the doctors who were supposed to make you feel better make it worse instead. 

Rabbitt - in that vein, I'm wondering why the mods stepped in just when they did - what is going on here?

Mods: perhaps more dialogue now will prevent reporting in the future. Things on BCO usually resolve themselves MUCH better when they are hashed out, in my experience. The things that fester are the ones that either take place via PM only, are connected to other sites or were discussed but then reported. So, if anything, some on the record posting might be healthier.

Also, we have surpassed 350 pages on this thread and about 190,000 hits. For better or worse, this thread is a popular watering hole in BCO. We even discuss cancer here, wouldn't you know...and we've been deleted many, many times before, both individually and as a group to absolutely no avail. Transparency is always better.

Sandy - I turned red as a lobster from head to toe on that day.  I popped 2 benedryl and got into the bath tub with cold water.  I probably should have gone to the emergency room that night but I was young and dumb back then   Who would have figured it was the antibiotic because I would think that normally it would only take 24 hours and not days afterwards to have a reaction.

Anybody watching the Casey Anthony trial?

You didn't send that PM to me.  I'm not Canadian.

I see that the pack has chosen to come onto your thread to pick a fight. Understand that they do it all over the boards. Your thread happens to be their current target. You should feel special, they find you exciting.

Blue has a "I say yes, you say no or People are Strange" thread that is their main gathering place. You can always tell when they don't have a good response to a post because they start talking about their dinner menu.

Edited to add:  There's your evidence.

And why the need for the duct tape?