Putting the weeds to work for Us

[Metaliturtle]

Glad you went out and finally got some

[Buster's Uncle]

I would nevah keep a lady's drawahs, suh.

[Metaliturtle]

I meant bought them, at one of those vending machines people think are in Japan...

[Buster's Uncle]

I've nevah 'dated' a woman of Japanese virtue, suh...

[Geo]

Down, girl.

[Buster's Uncle]

...Not that I would rule it out...

[Buster's Uncle]

Just took 45 minutes or so off for, as we say in the local dialect, "porch settin'", though on the deck out back, not the front po'ch pictured on the last page.  Good to spend a bit with an underage single mother step-cousin I haven't seen much of in years and her charming little daughter.

Geo, you were in aunt Joyce's presence for more than five minutes, so you may recall that she definitely mentioned Hannah and Balin - them.

It's been a weird day so far, but kind of everyone to slack off posting/browsing early afternoon for a while so I was comfortable doing that.  Now to post my third science article of the day, and go do some browsing I've not been getting to lately - and no doubt, the crowd will be back after supper to see that I don't get any theme reviewing done before bed ...

[Geo]

Geo, you were in aunt Joyce's presence for more than five minutes, so you may recall that she definitely mentioned Hannah and Balin - them.

The couple with the 10-12 year old boy in tow teasing the dogs? Yeah, I remember her. Please sent my regards.

[Buster's Uncle]

Uncle and wife?  I will - they're usually by a couple times a week.

[Geo]

Uncle and wife?  I will - they're usually by a couple times a week.

Yeah.
Aunt Joyce = wife of uncle, right?

[Buster's Uncle]

Right.

I just told her you sent your regards, and she said to tell you, quote "We like him".  She was pretty thrilled to meet a gen-u-ine foreign person.  She don't get out much, clearly.

[Geo]

And even TV doesn't show (much) furin' events.

Damn. I'll need ear plugs tonight. Friend sleeping over tonight in the other room, and the snores are... noticeble...

[Rusty Edge]

Damn. I'll need ear plugs tonight. Friend sleeping over tonight in the other room, and the snores are... noticeble...

If it's bad, you might try the radio as well.
I became a bad snorer as I aged and put on weight. Bad enough to wake people all over the house. It's also bad for my own health, even if my wife doesn't strangle me.

http://www.topsnoringmouthpieces.com/snoring-facts/

I talked to a specialist about it, they referred me to another specialist, they had me do an in home sleep study. They confirmed the problem. I was referred to a dentist for a mouth appliance. They wanted $1500, which I thought was kinda pricey for something I could probably McGyver together on my own that would serve the purpose, so I said I was seeing my own dentist the next day and would talk to him.

Well, he got out of the anti-snoring mouthpiece business. He would do it for several hundred dollars if he still did it, which he won't. He said $1,500 was a good price, he knew dentists doing it for $3K! The issue is the ADA got involved. There are liability and insurance issues. When somebody dies from sleep apnea, the relatives sue the dentist for malpractice.

So I bought 2/$100 off of the internet. It holds my jaw forward so my airways stay open, and since I made a slight adjustment the second night, nobody has heard me since. I sleep much better, too.

[Dio]

Damn. I'll need ear plugs tonight. Friend sleeping over tonight in the other room, and the snores are... noticeble...

If it's bad, you might try the radio as well.
I became a bad snorer as I aged and put on weight. Bad enough to wake people all over the house. It's also bad for my own health, even if my wife doesn't strangle me.

http://www.topsnoringmouthpieces.com/snoring-facts/

I talked to a specialist about it, they referred me to another specialist, they had me do an in home sleep study. They confirmed the problem. I was referred to a dentist for a mouth appliance. They wanted $1500, which I thought was kinda pricey for something I could probably McGyver together on my own that would serve the purpose, so I said I was seeing my own dentist the next day and would talk to him.

Well, he got out of the anti-snoring mouthpiece business. He would do it for several hundred dollars if he still did it, which he won't. He said $1,500 was a good price, he knew dentists doing it for $3K! The issue is the ADA got involved. There are liability and insurance issues. When somebody dies from sleep apnea, the relatives sue the dentist for malpractice.

So I bought 2/$100 off of the internet. It holds my jaw forward so my airways stay open, and since I made a slight adjustment the second night, nobody has heard me since. I sleep much better, too.

I am glad that you have taken the necessary effort and expense to help your health.

[Rusty Edge]

  That strikes me as funny. I sort of cheaped out.  Also, there's my "Happy wife, happy life" motto motivating me to find a solution.

 But I figured I'd find out if the concept worked for me  first. Doesn't matter if it's my money or the insurer's. $1500-3000 is a lot of money for a gamble. I can always spend more money on mouth appliances now that I know that they do work for me.