Ridgydidge

@Ridgydidge (558)

Australia • Age 57

Joined myLot 18 years ago

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Can a doctor release somone to return to work without seeing them first?

nubsnovets @nubsnovets (72) • United States 15 Mar 08

My mom injured herself at work. She has been going to her doctor and physical therapy. Now the insurance lady for workman's comp has been calling my mom twice daily wanting to know if she felt like she could go back to work. My...

doctor

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Ridgydidge I can't really advise you on your situation as different countries have different rules, but I know where you are coming from. The same thing happened to my husband a few years ago. He was off on Workers Comp, their people would constantly be in contact...

15 Mar 08

How many cake tins do you own?

GreenMoo @GreenMoo (11833) 15 Mar 08

I'm feeling bad as I only have one, a loaf tin! But my friend has loads in all different shapes and sizes. Now I never felt bad about this until today when she offered to lend me some. To tell you the truth I'd never even thought...

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Ridgydidge I guess this is something I never really thought about, I know I have a few, nothing exciting. Last cake tin I bought were some small loaf tins to go into the small table top oven, for when the large oven wasn't working well. I guess you have to ask...

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My Dad

655258827 @655258827 (1) 8 Mar 08

My Dad just died from lung cancer on February the 16th.

dad

lung cancer

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Ridgydidge Condolence on your loss. I lost my dad to lung cancer over 7 years ago, and we are currently reliving the experence with my uncle who was diagnosed right at christmas time. If you need to talk/type about it, there are plenty of people on mylot willing to...

9 Mar 08

Reaching 500 POSTS on MYLOT is really hard...

marian_o9 @marian_o9 (980) • Australia 19 Jan 08

Ive been trying for so long to get to that heavenly mark where i can finally copy 'n' paste things into mylot discussions cos i know how much easier it will be to start discussions, help people by giving them links to websites or...

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Ridgydidge I know what you mean about the cut & paste. when I first started in mylot I was able to drag & drop out of word docs. I prefered to write my discussions in word to spell check & gramma check them. One day I must have missed the memo about not being able to cut...

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Have you ever offered to let someone cut in front of you at the store

firecracker @sacmom (14192) • United States 6 Mar 08

while waiting in line if they have only a few items and you have a full (or almost full) basket of groceries? Or has some offered to let you go ahead of them for this very reason? I'll be the first to admit on here that I...

cutting in line

grocery store

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Ridgydidge I know we do not let people in front of us for a reward but I am a big believer in what comes around goes around. This one day I was in the lowest of the low moods, I was in a small store buying only a few items myself, and not in the mood to be social. I...

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Dog Whisperer

14missy @14missy (3183) • Australia 13 Nov 07

I have become addicted to watching Cesar Milan the dog whispere on TV! He sees mostly the bad behaviour in owners and corrects them to have these beautiful well behaved dogs again....and makes it all seem so simple. Does anyone...

animal behaviouralist

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Ridgydidge I'm sorry I don't get to watch that show, but then I have a cat & a fish so a dog show would not be of use to me... lol :D

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Photos of our new Bunnies

14missy @14missy (3183) • Australia 25 May 07

Finally sorted myself out and here are a couple of photos of our new bunnies. They are Sasha (the black one) She is a mini dwarf lop and the Grey girl is a netherland Dwarf named Pepper. Never a replacement for Pixie but...

bunnies as pets

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Ridgydidge How cute, I don't know a lot about bunnies, how cool is it that they are house trained. Is that normal for rabbits?

26 May 07

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Do you have easy and quick recipes to share?

maferick @maferick (1583) • Brazil 21 Feb 07

With 5 or less ingredients would be great!:)

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Ridgydidge Tonights dinner would qualify. Narchos, corn chips, salsa sauce & cheese microwave 1.5 minutes. optional avacado & sour cream if still hungry chicken burgers, crumbed chicken pattie, on a fresh bread roll with mayo. yummmmm

21 May 07

I have just received my first full paycheck!

14missy @14missy (3183) • Australia 18 May 07

My new job is going really well and I have finally been paid for the last two weeks work. It has been a long time since I received a full paycheck and there are a thousand was to spend this money but it won't stretch that far I'm...

spend money on yourself

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Ridgydidge Any extra money coming into this household goes straight off the credit cards. At least that way, I can re use the credit card if need too. Maybe not the best way to budget, but when I have a zero balance on the credit cards will place any extra income into...

18 May 07

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Friends, Please don't think I am ignoring you!

14missy @14missy (3183) • Australia 29 Apr 07

I start my new job tomorrow and it will be pretty hectic around my house, organising my children and husband around my new much longer working hours, so please don't think I am being rude in not answering your many discussions and...

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Ridgydidge Thats ok, I am use to feeling like I am being ignored... lol. good luck with the new job. Hope it all works out for you.

29 Apr 07

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How do you tell a friend they have body odor?

rodeotexas @rodeotexas (1153) • United States 29 Apr 07

I have a friend (I guess you could say) and she has a horrible body odor. I am not the only one to notice this and none of the other people want to say anything or they don't know how or what to say either. She doesn't take a...

body odor

people

showering

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Ridgydidge As her friend (or closest thing she has), as much as you may not like to, you may have to talk to her & her partner. Organise her baby shower/ pamper party; with lots of smelly stuff ect. Personal hygiene packs (every new mum will need them anyway, pads,...

29 Apr 07

My sister isn't mad at me anymore...

sunshine4 @sunshine4 (8703) • United States 13 Apr 07

I started a discussion a few days ago regarding my sister assuming that I would babysit for her daughter so she could go to the casino for her birthday. Well, I caved and did watch her today. I also babysat for her on Tues and...

sister

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Ridgydidge There is 2 sides to every coin as you are running a business child caring, your sister should have said up front if she wanted caring as a favour or will pay you. I guess you could have offered a “family discount”. Is there a maximum or minimum of children you...

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Homemade or store bought birthday cakes?

sunshine4 @sunshine4 (8703) • United States 24 Apr 07

Which do you prefer? My daughters birthday is coming up and I would rather make a cake at home, but she is going to be 7 and sees all the fancy cakes at the stores. We will also have around 22 people here for her party. Do you...

birthday cakes

cakes

decorating ideas

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Ridgydidge I am afraid I am not very creative with cakes ect, We would normally by a store bough cake if we were having guests. Every year if we were not having a birtday party, I would take a cake to the classroom. One year budget was tight so I bought a plain sponge &...

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I think I'll stick to my friend's discussions from now on...

14missy @14missy (3183) • Australia 23 Apr 07

Yesterday I went all out and posted in a lot of the hot topic discussions as they seemed a simple way to expand my interests and points. Today I notice that about ten of them have been removed from my points and I thought they...

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Ridgydidge Like you I tend to stick to posts made by people on my friends list or I will follow a discussion a friend may have posted in. The rare times I have posted in the Hot topic discussions, I ended up with people adding me as a friend then sending me links to...

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What is the world coming to?

14missy @14missy (3183) • Australia 23 Apr 07

I have just read an article on www.news.com.au that states that "A 17yo schoolgirl slaughtered two kittens in preparation for the cold-blooded and premeditated murder of her friend.In what has been described as a callous and...

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Ridgydidge How sad, I haven't read the article, but then there are a lot of things that are happening in our world that doesn't even get to the media. I feel for all families involved as there will never be a straight answer to why?. And because she is underaged, she...

24 Apr 07

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Hand Shake! Do you feel okay or wash your hands after hand shake if other is...?

aliasad @aliasad (1567) • Pakistan 23 Apr 07

Hand shake is a good will gesture and I believe that one who does it is so, much social and keeps the moral values. I do try my best to shake hand to people either who meet for the first time or those who are met even after a day...

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Ridgydidge Handshaking is not as widely used anymore in my circles, for one reason or another. Last hand shake I had was with my mobile mechanic when he came to my home. I must admit first chance I had I did go in and rinse my hands off. When in public I keep a small...

24 Apr 07

books vs. movies

deesamps @deesamps (653) • United States 22 Apr 07

It might just be me, but I have found that books are normally much better than the movies of them. I think it is because there is so much more detail in books than there is in movies. Like the book, "The Notebook," by Nicholas...

books

movies

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Ridgydidge I do prefer to read the book before seeing the movie, like in the de Vinci code I know without reading the book I would not have understood the movie.

23 Apr 07

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Do you pay the Bill just after receipt or wait for the last due date?

aliasad @aliasad (1567) • Pakistan 22 Apr 07

I am prompt in payment of Bills like the electricity, the gas, telephone, credit card etc. Since the bill is a liability created for the things already consumed, its one's duty to pay off the same within the minimum time in order...

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Ridgydidge I get paid every Thursday (I wouldn't know how to survive on a monthly pay cycle lol). So every thursday I sit down at the trusty computer with my Money program, and see who needs to be paid. When a bill comes in I enter it into the money program. Right down...

22 Apr 07

Rain, glorious rain......

caramello @caramello (4377) • Australia 20 Apr 07

It is pouring here at the moment and we need it all over the country badly, so hopefully it is getting to the much needed areas, especially the farmers. We have had a bad drought that needs to be lifted and very soon! What is the...

drought

rain

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Ridgydidge I remember hearing the thunder last night I don't remember hearing rain. Only sign was a wet car this morning. We need a few more nights like that. I only wish we had a rain water tank to collect the rain.

22 Apr 07

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