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The sky is falling and it's filled with freezing rain I hate mild winters!
Actually 4 local people died from this disease last August. They were not related but they all lived in nearby Kingston NY. Apparently it only took 2 weeks from diagnosis to death. It was big news for a couple of days when one of them died in Albany med.
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-------------------- Ernie Balch Balch Signs 1045 Raymond Rd Malta, NY 518-885-9899 Posts: 405 | From: Malta, NY | Registered: Jan 2003
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I am the Mad Cow, I am the Walrus........ you know the rest.
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-------------------- Jack Wills Studio Design Works 1465 E.Hidalgo Circle Nye Beach / Newport, OR Posts: 2914 | From: Rocklin, CA. USA | Registered: Dec 1998
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OP you are wrong to assume that chickens are vegetarians....
Chickens are omnivores
They will eat ANYthing that don't eat them first!!
My chickens have been seen eating mice, rats, snakes, lizards, bugs, slugs, worms, spiders, eggs, and if a bird in a small environment gets an injury, they will eat her too!!
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chickens are normally "savengers". which puts them in the same class as possums and vultures. we used to raise em, and when i=one would get the taste of blood from fightin other chickens, we had to kill it...because it became a total canibal...would try to eat the other chickens!!!!! food raised chickens are grain feed, they wack the tip off there beaks to keep them from peckin the other chickens.
-------------------- joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-637-1519 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND Posts: 11582 | From: pensacola, fl. usa | Registered: Nov 1998
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Interesting subject. It's not sign related, but as a community that cares for each other, informed ideas on diet and lifestyle are of interest.
I'm probally a good example of what not to do. All through my youth and high school, my health was excellant. I was Captain of the wrestling team and weighed 150 lbs.
Smoking and beer were two of my favorite things, but I managed to finish high school, get a job, meet a gal named Barb and get married at 20. Stll the perfection of health, I managed to produce 4 kids in rapid succession. Barb helped too BTW!
During the next 10 years, we started our signshop. Partime at first and then fulltime. I weighed 180 lbs. when we attended our first Letterhead Meet in 1983. That was a big year!
By 1983, we were doing a bunch of awnings. Most of the sign backgrounds were sprayed. We were one of the first to produce backlit awnings. Some were huge and we moved into a bigger shop up the highway. An exhaust system was added, but I have to admit I was very careless with the spray. Truth is, the young often feel they are invincible.
1983 was also the year I stopped drinking alcohol. I come from a long line of excessive drinkers and my beer habits were having a negative impact on our family life. One day I woke up with the realization that I was a poor role model for our kids. Haven't had a drink since.
That's me in 1983. 31 years old. 185 lbs., a smoker, but still in excellant health.
Fast forward 10 years to 1993. It is early Christmas morning and I'm playing Santa. Steve is now 317 lbs., has a tyroid problem, breathing probs, diabetes and high blood pressure. That was nothing compared to what was to come.
I suffered the first of 4 heart attacks that Christmas morning. Everyone has an opinion, but it's incredible how much someone can abuse their health in just 10 short years. You gotta ask what the heck I did to get myself into this situaton at 40 years of age.
OP will tell you it was eating meat. Many will say smoking caused it. Others in my own family who are naturalists will swear it was a lack of vitamins, herbs and toxic clearing enemas. About the only thing everyone will agree on is that it was all my fault. It's always easier to fix the blame instead of the problem.
So what compelled me to write all this down at 4am in the morning? It's really not about mad cow disease or any of the bad habits above. It's just my attempt to warn you all of what can happen in a few short years. Nothing is worth losing your health over.
What do I think happened?
That big shop required big money to keep the doors open. Instead of going home to eat, my meals all came from the numerous fast food joints along the highway. Until I saw Supersize Me, I had no idea what we eat can have such a rapid effect on our overall health.
My work habits were careless. Neglecting safe handling and spraying of paints. Working impossible hours, and not knowing when, or how, to stop doing something that was not working anymore. The resulting frustration and stress led to more overeating and overwork. A vicious merry-go-round that I was unable to stop. I call it suicide by signshop.
Some of you reading this are stuck in the same rut. You know what you are doing is not working. We are taught since childhood that "Real men" don't quit and quitters never win. It's all BS!
There is nothing wrong with changing horses. If stress is having a negative impact on your life, it may be time to change jobs and do the signs partime. Your health is too precious to squander.
I've never saw a time when people have so much and are still so miserable. Everyone has some revolutionary new diet, exotic drink or therapy that they insist will improve our lives and/or health. Traditional medicine and modern drugs are regarded as evil, yet today's average person will live 10-20 years longer than our ancestors. It's not all bad news.
How do I sum up this mess of jumbled words? I've spent to much time pecking away to trash the whole thing. Do your own research instead of relying on what you hear. Keep an open mind and try not to live your lives in fear of everything you hear in the media. Live a life of moderation and enjoy every minute of life you can. Dispite all you see and hear in the media, including this BullBoard, life still beats a dirt nap.
-------------------- Steve Shortreed 144 Hill St., E. Fergus, Ontario Canada N1M 1G9 519-787-2673
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My brother-in-law has a beef farm, & we get our beef from him. I am not worried at all. We also eat deer meat & pheasant, & I am not worried about that either. But hey, how 'bout those Fear Factor contestants??? YUCK!!!! They eat the brains, the bowels, you name it! I always wonder what kind of papers they have to sign before they go on there.
-------------------- The Word in Signs Bobbie Rochow Jamestown, PA 16134
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Yo Steve...thanks for the personal story....I think you're right on the mark and I'm sure it will help to bring to light how careful we must be in regards to living a healthy lifestyle...especially for our loved ones' sake. I know it helps me to hear your story.
Have a great day.
-------------------- Todd Gill Outside The Lines Potterville, MI Posts: 7792 | From: Potterville, MI | Registered: Dec 2001
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Todd . . . (and BTW I don't mind posts /,etal,ie,etc,..'bulletine' board material all...
...'jes overlook it if ya ain't int'ersted.
The subject tho, les'see was ...mad cow disease... an' what I really wanna say is, if your really worried about it, step back and remember that you live in a modern society full of amazing discoveries . . .you are a person who should be be glad you were'nt around in the old west days when big herds of cattle had to be put down for varied diseases, including simular 'mad-cow' diseases that you no longer even hear of, because technology, agriculture & education have combined to develope things that make meat safer and have improved it's safety a thousand times over what it was even in the last century.
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Dad's heart attack before Christmas was a wake up call for all of us....even tho we had been doing the diet thing for years, all of us were sloppy about how we did it, and far to hung up on proccessed 'lo-carb' diet foods (really bad stuff!)
Dad was shooting insulin to counteract his bad eating habits, and sneaking bad snacks in between meals (we all were doing it!)
Now, three weeks later....
He's dropped a few pounds, in no longer using insulin, is keeping his blood sugars within target range, and feeling much better.
I've been creative with cooking, finding all sorts of wonderful meals to make which are lo-carb and healthy (not loaded with butter, steaks and cream)
We like the lo-carb lifestyle guy on the Food Channel...he lost over 200 pounds, and we've been enjoying his recipies!
If anyone's interested I can share some of our favourite ones with you, just e-mail me.
My brother's new restaurant in San Francisco (Jack Falstaff's) is based on healthy life style eating and we've been swapping ideas.
One thing we love is whipped creamy cauliflower....steam cauliflower till very soft, whip with butter (or non-trans fat margarine), lo-carb milk (or H&H) and kosher salt...use an emersion bleander, or put through a food mill to make it smooth....you won't miss the taters!!
I'm going to try it tonight with roasted garlic! A:)
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steve thank you for your input. you summed it up the best that can be said. in my defense of what you say about me and my being a vegetarian, i just want to say..."this is what worked for ME! i said this before that i also had 3 heart attacks at 42, might not have been as extensive as yours, but bad enough to scare the H-E-L-L outa me. 1st off i quit smokin(did it for almost 30 years, 3 packs a day)also because my dad died at 50 and was a 3 pack a day smoker...so it didnt take much to sway my quitting. took almost 2 years to get my physicality back to near normal. the non-meat diet was the only thing available when they 1st started checking cholestrol. mine was 305!!! again i dont want to die, so i tryed no red meat only, didnt make a diff. then hennie(60's hippy)decides shes done eating meat. so i go along. within 90 days of no meats cholestrol went from 305 to 160!!!!! AND NO DRUGS...they wasnt available then either. like i said THIS WORKS FOR ME. carbs are what i live on, but i know the differance between SIMPLE & COMPLEX this makes a big differance. i know people who have lost tons on the ATKINS, i know some have had tummy tucks, others do well with lifestyle changes. as i also learned in TIA CHI(very meditative some parts of it)you need to listen to your body and it will tell you what you need. i also agree with the stress problem, we all(men)live with that manly crap like steve said...you gota be tough and never quit....well death dont care how tough you is....IT WILL WIN! we all gota die of somethin..is most peoples mantra....well i just try to limit the options.......hehehehehehehehe DO WHAT YOU GOTA DO.................STAY WELL AND HEALTHY FOLKS.
-------------------- joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-637-1519 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND Posts: 11582 | From: pensacola, fl. usa | Registered: Nov 1998
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you are amazing OP! I mean how many folks, especially in this profession, can actually misspell a word like tai? That is almost impossible... but hey, whatever keeps your stress down
-------------------- Jack Wills Studio Design Works 1465 E.Hidalgo Circle Nye Beach / Newport, OR Posts: 2914 | From: Rocklin, CA. USA | Registered: Dec 1998
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ill be glad when i can pee....without worryin about pluggin up!!!!! doug...youse nose i kant spelt nhotin write.....hehehehehehehbut i dont stress over it.....
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