Opal26

@Opal26 (17679)

United States • Age 72

Joined myLot 16 years ago

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I do it all over again

missybear @missybear (11391) • United States 24 Dec 12

Now that the year is coming to an end I think back on what I accomplished and what I need to change for the next year....."I say nothing to both". I had no major accomplishments or set backs in 2012...

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Opal26 Hi missy! I am right there with ya GF! I had a really really bad year in more ways than I care to count. The BF and I are not getting along and he wants to leave and I'm just about there too... My Mom's been in and out of the hospital and not even for the...

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Christmas Eve and Snowing

mentalward @mentalward (14690) • United States 24 Dec 12

My entire family has had a very bad year this past year. It was bad literally up until last night. This morning I heard that we may get snow. Well, it's true! We're having one of the most beautiful snow storms ever. It sure has...

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Opal26 Hi MW! Happy Holidays to you and yours! We are "supposed" to get a "coating" of snow tonight or tomorrow just in time to make it a "White Christmas"! And there isn't anything a NY'r loves more! We've been lucky so far as snow storms go. We had the...

24 Dec 12

I know this subject is not limited to hearing

savypat @savypat (20216) • United States 4 Dec 12

Winter in our area brings a whole new world of sound. When the leaves are gone from the trees many sounds that they blocked are heard. Also as the Birds have changed so half the fun is locating and identifying each new resident....

paying attention

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Opal26 Hi pat~ There is a definite difference in the sounds where I live too. But, here the birds are pretty much gone and I miss their sounds. They won't be back until the Spring. We haven't had much of a Winter yet, at least as far as snow. It has been...

5 Dec 12

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What is the longest you've been on hold with customer service?

mentalward @mentalward (14690) • United States 4 Dec 12

NOT A POLL! I'm just curious to see if I'm really stupid or just impatient. I went to my doctor's office today for a few reasons, one of which was to get a shingles vaccination. I was asked if my insurance covered that vaccine...

blue cross blue shield of california

crappy customer service

on hold

worthless

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Opal26 Hey MW~ I must say that I've never held on that long! I also didn't know there was a shingles vaccine (I probably wouldn't get it because I'm scared of shots). But, I have wanted to punch out customer service people on numerous occasions for keeping me...

5 Dec 12

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With Friends Like These...

hvedra @hvedra (1619) 4 Dec 12

Recently a couple I know have split up and that is sad enough in it's own way. He left and put his hand up to say it was his fault it wasn't working out (no third party, just a break down in the relationship). He asked that people...

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Opal26 Hi hvedra~That is why I have nothing to do with FB. I don't believe in putting myself out there and advertising my issues in public like that. I don't see the purpose and don't think it is healthy especially in such a personal situation like you are...

5 Dec 12

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Christmas Blue

LetranKnight25 @LetranKnight25 (33121) • Philippines 4 Dec 12

Hello Lotters, I guess this explains the feeling, not sure though. I have watch something about the regards on people who are depressed this holiday season.most because of the people who died before christmas who...

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Opal26 Hi Letran! You are not alone in your feelings of depression about the holiday season. This happens to be very common, especially for people who are having financial difficulties and other issues. When you see others so happy and spending money and enjoying...

5 Dec 12

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I can't do it for you!

hvedra @hvedra (1619) 4 Dec 12

My brother-in-law is in hospital awaiting an operation because he has phlebitis. He has phlebitis because is is morbidly obese - like not far off a documentary obese. He's been obese for years and there are a number of factors...

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Opal26 Hi hvedra~ It's really difficult to deal with someone who is in total denial and makes excuses about things, especially weight. As you said, there is more to it than just a physical issue. It is also an emotional issue most of the time too. I have 2...

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Cat raised by dogs

savypat @savypat (20216) • United States 3 Dec 12

Our new cat, jack. was raised by dogs, I know this because he does what no cat has ever done in our house. He lays flat on his back with his tummy exposed, and then allows tummy rubs just like our dogs always do. Sure we have had...

strange cat habits

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Opal26 Hi pat~ I have 2 cats that think they're dogs too! They both love belly rubs too! My cat Luna will see my BF and just "stop, drop and roll". He just falls to the floor and dances on his back until he gets him to pet him no matter how long it takes!...

4 Dec 12

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"Unforgettable" stuck in my mind!

Patsie Hatley @Hatley (163776) • Garden Grove, California 3 Dec 12

I have been responding like crazy on a rainy sad looking Monday and found one of my favorite mylotters also responding. The first part of his Name "Unforgettable" sparked a memory of a song sung by Nat King Cole that I loved and...

unforgettable by nat king co le

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Opal26 Hi Hatley! I just love that song! I especially loved the remake that his daughter Natalie made with her Dad singing "on screen" in the background. She is also an incredibly talanted singer and did her Dad proud. I remember Nat King Cole. He had an...

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Tomas is off on CIA business and

stealthy @stealthy (8181) • United States 3 Dec 12

Blair, Tea and Skye think they can just go and find him. He must not be much of a CIA agent if they can. So one has to wonder if Tomas is really Alcazar or if he is really Tomas but took Alcazar's place in Port Charles as...

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Opal26 Hey stealthy! I am sooooo confused at this point I have no idea if Tomas is Alcazar or if it's the other way around! With GH bringing back all these long lost dead characters I don't know what to think (or what their writers are thinking)! I...

4 Dec 12

Girl Friend To The Rescue

cynthiann @cynthiann (18602) • Jamaica 3 Dec 12

I have always stated that women need good women friends or girl friends. Having been away from my home for nearly 8 months it was in a state of chaos. Especially the kitchen. So many things were missing or in the wrong place...

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Opal26 Hi cynthiann! I know exactly how you feel! Although my whole kitchen isn't a complete disaster I have the BF who puts things in places and I can never figure out where things are when I need them! I have to constantly ask him where is such and such and hope...

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Is this fair?

katsmeow1213 @katsmeow1213 (28716) • United States 3 Dec 12

Many of you know, my 10th grade son has played on the varsity soccer team the past 2 years in a row. They did not do so well either year, although they do have a lot of good players. This year their coach is holding off season...

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Opal26 Hey kats! I also don't see the point in weight lifting for soccer, but then again I don't know that much about soccer to begin with either. But, I also know that it doesn't seem right to put so much pressure on 10th graders who have other responsibilites...

4 Dec 12

It went so, so wrong.

Amber @AmbiePam (94045) • United States 1 Dec 12

If you have a short attention span and are one of those people who get annoyed at long discussions, I'll make it easy on you. Just go ahead and tell me about your day. Also, if poo stories bother you, stop reading now. Now, about...

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Opal26 Hi my dear 'lil sis~ I'm so sorry that you have to go through all that. I can only imagine how awful it must be. I took care of my neighbor when he was dying of cancer and changed his diapers and know only too well that it's nothing like changing a...

2 Dec 12

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They gave me an empty coffee mug???

katsmeow1213 @katsmeow1213 (28716) • United States 30 Nov 12

Today was my last day working in my bank. Tomorrow I start at a new location.. same company, just a different location. So my co-workers had a little party for me. They ordered lunch and brought in goodies. My boss, who was on...

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Opal26 Hi kats! Wow! That's really nice that you worked with people who actually cared and were nice. I never had anyone really give me a party, at least not a good-bye one. I usually either got fired, quit or something to that affect. I didn't know you were...

2 Dec 12

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A discissopm or not?

Patsie Hatley @Hatley (163776) • Garden Grove, California 29 Nov 12

I make a discussion totally of my aunt Clara's recipe for the best sponge cake ever.Or I make a discussion telling about the milestone of my 58000 points.Or again I have to show you my new game I invented .Maybe I just make...

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Opal26 Hi Hatley~ What a great discussion!And the funny thing about it is the people who it is aimed at won't even get it. How sad that is. At least you tried. There are always those that are going to do it "their way" no matter what they are told....

2 Dec 12

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Apprentice for hire - free of charge!

p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 1 Dec 12

When I was a boy I spent a great deal of time with two aunts. They were both of the view that boys should learn to cook. I studied hard with them but I never got the hang of pastry or cakes. Really I need to be adopted by a nice...

pastry

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Opal26 Hi p1key! I would love to adopt you! Don't know anything about making first class pastry or any pastry, but I sure do make a mean cake mix and canned frosting! Never quite got the hang of "baking from scratch". And by the way, I also...

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Choosing priorities when everything is important!!!

JenInTN @JenInTN (27514) • United States 1 Dec 12

It's hard. I know that over the past few months I have struggled with a schedule where everything is important and nothing can be put off. I think that today's society has put so much pressure on people to succeed that we barely...

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Opal26 Hi Jen~ I must say that I give you alot of credit for being able to handle all that stuff and still "keep it together"!lol You are a great mom and grandmom and your kids are very lucky to have you. Juggling all those tasks is definitely something to be...

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New Jason is

stealthy @stealthy (8181) • United States 26 Oct 12

So apparently from the ending today, it looks like the new Jason will be played by Sean Kanan(Deacon Sharpe from The Bold and the Beautiful and also The Young and the Restless). I have a little problem in picturing him maintaining...

former deacon

general hospital

new jason

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Opal26 Hi stealthy! I don't know anything about this Sean Kanan guy. I've never seen him before and wish I would never see him again! No one will ever be able to play Jason. That role was made and molded by Steve Burton himself! He was the original and only...

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I found the biggest net last!

SomeCowgirl @SomeCowgirl (32191) • United States 26 Oct 12

I'm cleaning the room, been doing it for awhile. Well I found some bears I wanted to put up in nets and my grandmother just happened to have some. I opened one package, go hang it up and put the bears in. Then I find another, do...

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Opal26 Hey cowgirl! That sounds like a really cool idea! I wonder if I'm too old to do that? Besides the fact that I can just see the bf's face. I had to put my "stuffed babies" away when he moved in. The only ones I have out are the 4 he's bought me....

27 Oct 12

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"called a blasphemer and poseur . that is an insult."

Patsie Hatley @Hatley (163776) • Garden Grove, California 23 Oct 12

I responded to a mylotter who was hurt by being called the above terms she did not report it bt I did. I do not often report people here but this mylotter w nt out of his wa y to really be totally rude to her...

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Opal26 Hi Hatley~ I absolutely agree with you! There is never any reason to call someone names. If you don't agree with what someone says you can at least be civil! We are supposed to be adults here! And we are supposed to be able to say what we want, within...

26 Oct 12