fishtiger58

@fishtiger58 (29820)

Momence, Illinois • Age 66

Joined myLot 9 years ago

Married with 2 grown sons. Husband and I are retired and loving life. Camping and fishing are our favorite activities, we also enjoy hiking and biking.

Discussions (259)

fishtiger58's Discussions

My Body Is Betraying Me

fishtiger58 @fishtiger58 (29820) • Momence, Illinois 19 Dec 17

So very sorry I haven't been here much the past few weeks. My health is ok but my body is not. Still having big problems with my back. My husband has been on me about seeing a doctor, which is not something I do often at all. It's...

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16 people

Flat On My Back

fishtiger58 @fishtiger58 (29820) • Momence, Illinois 4 Dec 17

It's been another trying week for me. No family drama, just a very sore back. I have been lucky in my life as I don't currently nor have I had in the past, health problems. What I have had most of my life is a bad back. Since...

bad back

soreness

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26 people

Medicine Commercials

fishtiger58 @fishtiger58 (29820) • Momence, Illinois 30 Nov 17

As some of you know I hate commercials. So sick of those companies shoving anything from cars to pizza to medicine down my throat. It's getting to the point where there are almost more commercials than show. It's one of the...

commercials

medicine

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18 people

A Shocking Sight

fishtiger58 @fishtiger58 (29820) • Momence, Illinois 27 Nov 17

Hi all, I was out of town for a few days after Thanksgiving, I trust you all had a wonderful holiday. Mine was great as well. Friday morning my husband and I were going to take a short trip to go see my brother for the weekend. I...

bank robbers

police

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19 people

Suicide Can Destroy Families

fishtiger58 @fishtiger58 (29820) • Momence, Illinois 20 Nov 17

As some of you may have noticed I have not been here for a week or so. It's been a trying week and thankfully it turned out better than it started. My nephew who is my heart has been married for almost 8 years and has 3 beautiful...

suicide

marriage

divorce

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Illegal Promotion Of A Business On myLot ??

fishtiger58 @fishtiger58 (29820) • Momence, Illinois 3 Nov 17

Less than a week ago I posted a discussion about my son's new job. I talked about his benefits and his schedule and how he feels about his job. I thought this was a pretty innocent post. Apparently not. One member said I was...

job

promotion

illegal

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Holy Cow 11 Pounds

fishtiger58 @fishtiger58 (29820) • Momence, Illinois 1 Nov 17

My husband loves to garden. He loves his flowers but he loves his vegetable garden more and spends a lot of time tending to it. He is a fan of just about any vegetable. I must admit I wasn't a fan of vegetables when I was growing...

sweet potatoes

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22 people

Working For Amazon

fishtiger58 @fishtiger58 (29820) • Momence, Illinois 29 Oct 17

I know there has been a lot of controversy about how Amazon has expanded and the things they have planned. A lot of people are worried that they are going to be a monopoly on the internet and beyond. And while that argument has...

amazon

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25 people

I Could Break An Ankle Out There

fishtiger58 @fishtiger58 (29820) • Momence, Illinois 27 Oct 17

We have a huge black walnut tree in our back yard. It stands well over our 2 story house and the last time I measured it, it was 89 inches around. It seems every other year we get a bumper crop. This year is the year for that....

black walnuts

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16 people

Heartbreak In The Family

fishtiger58 @fishtiger58 (29820) • Momence, Illinois 21 Oct 17

My last post was just before my husband and I went to Michigan to see his brother who was very ill with cancer. They gave him 5 to 10 days. We arrived at the hospital to find him unconscious. My husband spent the day just...

cancer

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18 people

5 To 10 Days

fishtiger58 @fishtiger58 (29820) • Momence, Illinois 17 Oct 17

Late last night we got a phone call. My husbands brother has blood cancer. My sister in law called crying. A couple of weeks ago we were told he has 6 months as there is nothing else they can do for him. Things have changed....

cancer

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27 people

What's In Your Garage??

fishtiger58 @fishtiger58 (29820) • Momence, Illinois 16 Oct 17

I was reading a post from @Tampa_girl7 this morning about them seeing a wild boar in her dad's yard. Pretty scary stuff. I hear in some areas of the United States the wild boar are growing in numbers and they are mean and...

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14 people

The Strongest Man

fishtiger58 @fishtiger58 (29820) • Momence, Illinois 14 Oct 17

This month is my dad's birthday. He would have been 83. My dad was the strongest man I have ever known. He was an ironworker out of Local 1 in Chicago. He built skyscrapers. As far as my dad was concerned the higher the building...

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9 people

The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks

fishtiger58 @fishtiger58 (29820) • Momence, Illinois 9 Oct 17

I have a subscription to Sling TV, it's cheap and I get some sports channels that I want. There are also other channels that I like as well. Sometimes Sling gives us a week or so of channels they want us to subscribe to. Last week...

henrietta lacks

immortal cell line

cervical cancer

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Disaster Avoided

fishtiger58 @fishtiger58 (29820) • Momence, Illinois 7 Oct 17

My son is a hot guy. He doesn't care for summer he is more a winter kind of guy. So when he sleeps he runs a fan in his room, all year long. Last night I was watching the Dodger game and playing on my computer. I thought my son...

computer tower

fans

repair

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18 people

Stupidity Abounds

fishtiger58 @fishtiger58 (29820) • Momence, Illinois 4 Oct 17

I just read a post by @Corbin5 this morning and it reminded me how ridiculous things can get when your parents pass away and things need to be done. My dad passed away in 2000 from an inoperable cancerous brain tumor and my mom...

credit cards

deceased

parents

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17 people

I Am Smart Again

fishtiger58 @fishtiger58 (29820) • Momence, Illinois 27 Sep 17

A couple of years ago I decided to get rid of my smart phone and go to a much simpler cell phone. I was happy with it and my cell phone company. No contract just a pay as you go phone. I think cell phone companies with a contract...

cell phones

smart phones

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A Challenge Telling You About Me

fishtiger58 @fishtiger58 (29820) • Momence, Illinois 18 Sep 17

Ok I just read Valerie's challenge so thought I would join in on the fun. Lets see if I can actually come up with 10 things about me. 1. I am 59 years old and my husband is 61. We have been married for 29 years and together 35...

challenge

about me

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Kids Have It Tough Compared To My Generation

fishtiger58 @fishtiger58 (29820) • Momence, Illinois 8 Sep 17

Everyone has their own level of intelligence. Some of us are really smart, some not so much. I have two sons and my oldest struggled in school and my youngest, well lets just say everything was a breeze for him where education is...

kids

mandatory schooling

education

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20 people

Customer Service Can Be Tricky

fishtiger58 @fishtiger58 (29820) • Momence, Illinois 6 Sep 17

Yesterday I was reading a post here about retail customer service, where the customer is always right. That's what they tell you when you are in retail. So what happens is you occasionally take garbage from an unreasonable...

baker

grocery store

customer

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