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My living room is 81°f right now and I'm totally comfortable. I baked some salmon for dinner and it's done, so it'll cool off eventually. I have the air conditioner running. But the point is if you had to live in those temps now and then they wouldn't be so hard on you now. Our summer months can easily be in the 90's . I hope the high temps don't last long for you
I couldn't live in a hot country, but I suppose I'd be used to it if I'd been born in one. Air conditioning is rare in UK homes, but portable units are more available now, because of demand thanks to climate change. My house is quite cool and a fan keeps cool air moving so it's not too bad indoors. I walked to the shops earlier before it got too hot!! Hopefully we'll be back to normal by Sunday.
 

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Rick Steve's ( the travel guy) did a trip to Bath and York. Wow......
That's a place that even I would love to go to. I never have had any urge to go to Europe other than the Austrian architecture. This would change my mind but much research would have to be done. His show was created 20 yrs ago, things may have changed. Beautiful though, really stunning!
 

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Shout out to our U.K. friends....
Rick Steve's ( the travel guy) did a trip to Bath and York. Wow......
That's a place that even I would love to go to. I never have had any urge to go to Europe other than the Austrian architecture. This would change my mind but much research would have to be done. His show was created 20 yrs ago, things may have changed. Beautiful though, really stunning!
Dear Jeff,

I hope you're feeling better now. I will be going on my music holiday to Oxford at the end of July and Jacky will be staying with a friend.

Natrah

PS: I'll post some pictures when I get back.
 

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Shout out to our U.K. friends....
Rick Steve's ( the travel guy) did a trip to Bath and York. Wow......
That's a place that even I would love to go to. I never have had any urge to go to Europe other than the Austrian architecture. This would change my mind but much research would have to be done. His show was created 20 yrs ago, things may have changed. Beautiful though, really stunning!
Bath is a beautiful place. Often used for historical film locations. I used to go regularly on the train for shopping trips and to enjoy the touristy bits but not been for a while. It's only about 33 miles from Stonehenge too, but sad to say I've never been there - it's on my bucket list.
York is equally beautiful and historical, but much further north. My sister used to live nearby so I had a few visits there in the past.
We are lucky to have so many beautiful and historical cities.
 
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Bath is a beautiful place. Often used for historical film locations. I used to go regularly on the train for shopping trips and to enjoy the touristy bits but not been for a while. It's only about 33 miles from Stonehenge too, but sad to say I've never been there - it's on my bucket list.
York is equally beautiful and historical, but much further north. My sister used to live nearby so I had a few visits there in the past.
We are lucky to have so many beautiful and historical cities.
Zola has,of course, been to Stonehenge - and met a great many foreign tourists there ! We had been visiting my friend who lived fairly near there, and as Richard grew up in Canada, he hadn't seen it - I went as a child, when there were hardly any people around, and you could actually touch the stones ! It is more protected now.
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Zola has,of course, been to Stonehenge - and met a great many foreign tourists there ! We had been visiting my friend who lived fairly near there, and as Richard grew up in Canada, he hadn't seen it - I went as a child, when there were hardly any people around, and you could actually touch the stones ! It is more protected now.
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How are you after your injections Angie?
 

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I would also like to visit Yellowstone National Park if I go across the pond

Natrah
My nephew and his wife who are currently living in California have been there. He has less than a year left out there working with the US Air Force and then they have to come back and he'll continue working in the RAF. They are trying to see as much of the country as possible
 

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How are you after your injections Angie?
I'm feeling very shaky today, and my head is pretty sore, but not so much of the actual "internal" pain as there has been recently - it takes a while to settle down, anyway. I don't expect miracles, but it would be so lovely not to have a headache at all - even a little one ! I get very frustrated about not being able to do things
because it is so tiring. Anyway, I'm back on the injection rota, which is a help. Thank you for asking, Lyn xxx
 

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I couldn't live in a hot country, but I suppose I'd be used to it if I'd been born in one. Air conditioning is rare in UK homes, but portable units are more available now, because of demand thanks to climate change. My house is quite cool and a fan keeps cool air moving so it's not too bad indoors. I walked to the shops earlier before it got too hot!! Hopefully we'll be back to normal by Sunday.
I used to never use air conditioning. I actually don't like using it but now I have to. The house I live in is unbearable if you don't. I didn't even use air conditioning in Florida when I lived there. Maybe it is climate change.
 

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I'm feeling very shaky today, and my head is pretty sore, but not so much of the actual "internal" pain as there has been recently - it takes a while to settle down, anyway. I don't expect miracles, but it would be so lovely not to have a headache at all - even a little one ! I get very frustrated about not being able to do things
because it is so tiring. Anyway, I'm back on the injection rota, which is a help. Thank you for asking, Lyn xxx
Poor you. I wish you could get where you don't have them at all. My brother went through migraines for years. Now he gets the ocular symptoms for about 20 minutes and then they go away. He's been taking magnesium. That's what his doctor suggested might help.🤗🙏
 

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I used to never use air conditioning. I actually don't like using it but now I have to. The house I live in is unbearable if you don't. I didn't even use air conditioning in Florida when I lived there. Maybe it is climate change.
I am from Siberia. And it's really funny that Texans believe that Siberians love cold. No, we don't. We hate cold. We don't spend a lot of time outside during winter time. We are indoor people. And it's hot indoors. We wear very warm clothes(usually layers) if we go outside. We don't eat snow. We don't drink anything from a fridge (we get sick right away). We melt ice cream so it's not cold😁.
It's 103F in Central Texas and I enjoy it!
 

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I'm feeling very shaky today, and my head is pretty sore, but not so much of the actual "internal" pain as there has been recently - it takes a while to settle down, anyway. I don't expect miracles, but it would be so lovely not to have a headache at all - even a little one ! I get very frustrated about not being able to do things
because it is so tiring. Anyway, I'm back on the injection rota, which is a help. Thank you for asking, Lyn xxx
Angie, have you ever seen a chiropractor that focuses on the occipital regions of the skull? Trust me, it works.

I began seeing Dr Fare in Feb/Mar and by May I had 2 bottles of migraine meds. In 27 years I had never had so few migraines that I ended up with 2 bottles of HeadMeds. THAT was the proof!
I no longer get migraines....and like you, I never thought I'd ever be able to say that. If you want me to get more information, I will see him next Tuesday. I go now to keep the headaches away!
 

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I am feeling much better! Thanks so much guys, that was actually scary. I have emphysema & 42% lung capacity. Not great but doable. I've never had a breathing event as is common with copd patients..
I crashed so fast last week that I couldn't get the oxy levels up...86% and i was disoriented and unable to solve 2 digit addition problems in my head. A couple great Dr.s got me right as rain again! I reached out to say thanks on Monday.

I don't count it against my 31 lives..... I'm up to #27 so I have to use them up slowly over the next 20 years!
 

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I am feeling much better! Thanks so much guys, that was actually scary. I have emphysema & 42% lung capacity. Not great but doable. I've never had a breathing event as is common with copd patients..
I crashed so fast last week that I couldn't get the oxy levels up...86% and i was disoriented and unable to solve 2 digit addition problems in my head. A couple great Dr.s got me right as rain again! I reached out to say thanks on Monday.

I don't count it against my 31 lives..... I'm up to #27 so I have to use them up slowly over the next 20 years!
Good afternoon everyone!

That's good to hear Jeff. My friend is in hospital recovering from asthma. It is 29 degrees Celsius here in my north facing garden which is just right for Jacky. The Peonies are even better today:IMG20250619121052.jpg
 

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Poor you. I wish you could get where you don't have them at all. My brother went through migraines for years. Now he gets the ocular symptoms for about 20 minutes and then they go away. He's been taking magnesium. That's what his doctor suggested might help.🤗🙏
I hadn't heard about magnesium for headaches before - I got some today, and reading through the blurb in the packet, it sounds like it could be good for all sorts of things. We do both have a multivitamin tablet every day, but I'm not sure if it has magnesium in it. Worth a try, anyway. Thanks for suggesting it, Cathie.
Angie xxx
 

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Angie, have you ever seen a chiropractor that focuses on the occipital regions of the skull? Trust me, it works.

I began seeing Dr Fare in Feb/Mar and by May I had 2 bottles of migraine meds. In 27 years I had never had so few migraines that I ended up with 2 bottles of HeadMeds. THAT was the proof!
I no longer get migraines....and like you, I never thought I'd ever be able to say that. If you want me to get more information, I will see him next Tuesday. I go now to keep the headaches away!
Dear Jeff - I would love to have more information -thank you very much. I have 35 Botox injections in my head every 12 weeks, and some sort of anaethetic injected on either side of the back of my neck alternating with the Botox - I don't know if this would clash with the chiropractic treatment, though !
Angie
 

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I hadn't heard about magnesium for headaches before - I got some today, and reading through the blurb in the packet, it sounds like it could be good for all sorts of things. We do both have a multivitamin tablet every day, but I'm not sure if it has magnesium in it. Worth a try, anyway. Thanks for suggesting it, Cathie.
Angie xxx
I'll ask my brother what his dosage is. His migraines used to be so bad that they would paralyze him. Now he doesn't have pain. Just the ocular stuff that signified one was about to happen. He only had about 20 minutes to get somewhere safe. I hope it works for you. I think it took a while taking the dose recommended but it seemed to have worked.
 

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Dear Jeff - I would love to have more information -thank you very much. I have 35 Botox injections in my head every 12 weeks, and some sort of anaethetic injected on either side of the back of my neck alternating with the Botox - I don't know if this would clash with the chiropractic treatment, though !
Angie
I used to have the center of physical rehabilitation. I worked with the great doctors who were really professional. You wouldn't believe how many patients we had with migraines. And the neck problems caused the migraine in 91%. We don't pay attention to our neck but it's crucial for delivering the blood to our brain. Usually our neck muscles are stiff, we keep the neck in a same position for hours etc. Chiropractor can help to stretch the neck muscles in a safe way. Acupuncture is another option. But it needs to be done by professional only.
Personally I don't support any Botox injections. Actually I don't support anything that can cause cell mutation.
 
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