Dear So and So

[Trek420]

Glad to hear you folks are in good hands, Mimi!
(yep I'm hovering this thread for news of Sir RaleighDon)

Do we want to start a seperate "group hug for Mr & Mrs Mimitabby" thread?

I don't mind hovering over Dear So and So either if that's what folks want.

[NbyNW]

Do we want to start a seperate "group hug for Mr & Mrs Mimitabby" thread?

I don't mind hovering over Dear So and So either if that's what folks want.

I love that idea.

Mimi, glad to hear that you and Don have like your doctors so far. Lotsa hugs -- I know there is still much to learn about what you are facing.

[Trek420]

I love that idea.

Ok, someone come up with a title

[bmccasland]

Dear Pharmaceutical Company,
So you're the sole source of a med, no generic available yet, even though it's been in production for years. So why have you "temporarily" stopped production?? I know I've been needing to wean myself off (hormone therapy for those wondering), but 2 pills notice was not exactly what I had in mind. Good thing I happen to have 7 more pills stashed from an office sample my Doc gave me last year. So I have 9 pills to stretch out. Meanwhile my pharmacist will try to find the Rx at another chain.

Don't tell me let me guess, when you start production again it'll be more expensive and with some small change that means it won't be available in generic form. Was this the ulterior motive for the long list of meds that are nearing their original patent, stop production, make a small change, then protect them under a new patent with a new price?

grumble mumble grumble

[Biciclista]

to whom it may concern
Besides woolweenies, this IS my favorite thread; it's where ALL of us go to get stuff off our chests. I don't really like the spotlight, especially with this situation.
I am not going to start a thread for this; if someone else does, it's fine with me, but I'd just as soon go here and read all your gripes and tribulations too, makes life more interesting.

[Owlie]

((Mimi))

Dear whoever:
I officially hate cars. I like the idea. I just don't think it's worth the ~$100 in title transfer and sales tax (and it would have been more if my parents hadn't sold me the car at about a quarter of its KBB value), the $500 in insurance (granted, about half of that was also renter's insurance) because I miraculously get less responsible because I'm not an undergrad (and will equally miraculously get better at driving on my 25th birthday?), and the $70 for (ugly) new plates...not to mention the new socket wrench and WD40, the time I've spent trying to get the old ones off to no avail, and whatever the visit to the dealership will cost to remove the things because the bolts haven't been moved in 12 years and are rusty.

This also doesn't include gas, maintenance, parking and all that other stuff.
P.S.: If I didn't have to ride on a really busy road to get to campus, or have to come back from class at ~9pm (who thought that was a good idea?) on non-lit roads, I just wouldn't bother. Everything I need on a daily basis is in a four-mile radius. I'd rather spend the money on something like a second-hand Coda or FX and a rack and panniers. And a really beefy lock!

Dear TE:
There isn't a community out there with a major research university with sidewalks, public transit, and grocery stores and apartments nearby, that's bike-friendly with reasonably weather, is there?

[jessmarimba]

Dear TE:
There isn't a community out there with a major research university with sidewalks, public transit, and grocery stores and apartments nearby, that's bike-friendly with reasonably weather, is there?

Define reasonable weather? U Wisconsin-Madison comes to mind immediately when you mention bike-friendly

Dear self -

Go pick up your new bike already, dammit!

(Also, Mimi, my cat also sends hugs. Or at least I think that's what she intends by crawling onto the keyboard every time I check the forum!)

[jobob]

Dear TE:
There isn't a community out there with a major research university with sidewalks, public transit, and grocery stores and apartments nearby, that's bike-friendly with reasonably weather, is there?

Berkeley? Santa Cruz? Riverside?

[channlluv]

Dear TE:
There isn't a community out there with a major research university with sidewalks, public transit, and grocery stores and apartments nearby, that's bike-friendly with reasonably weather, is there?

I forget what your actual field of study is, but UC San Diego is in La Jolla and we have great weather, lots of apartments, grocery stores, a major mall, a 12-plex movie theater, and so on, all within a bike ride. And yes, lots of bike paths. You won't be the only cyclist on the street.

Roxy

[tulip]

Dear TE:
There isn't a community out there with a major research university with sidewalks, public transit, and grocery stores and apartments nearby, that's bike-friendly with reasonably weather, is there?

UNC-Chapel Hill comes to mind. Free busses.

[NbyNW]

to whom it may concern
Besides woolweenies, this IS my favorite thread; it's where ALL of us go to get stuff off our chests. I don't really like the spotlight, especially with this situation.
I am not going to start a thread for this; if someone else does, it's fine with me, but I'd just as soon go here and read all your gripes and tribulations too, makes life more interesting.

That's fine by me too.

[crazycanuck]

Dear kg's

Thank you for going away...

Much abliged

Healthy eater

[snapdragen]

to whom it may concern
Besides woolweenies, this IS my favorite thread; it's where ALL of us go to get stuff off our chests. I don't really like the spotlight, especially with this situation.
I am not going to start a thread for this; if someone else does, it's fine with me, but I'd just as soon go here and read all your gripes and tribulations too, makes life more interesting.

Not to mention it will help you to think about other things, if only for a few minutes. I know I needed that when my dad was sick.

Glad to hear you have good feelings about RD's docs - that is so important.

Take care mimi