trruk1

@trruk1 (1028)

United States • Age 74

Joined myLot 15 years ago

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stroke

trruk1 @trruk1 (1028) • United States 3 Mar 13

On Dec 27, I woke up, got out of bed--and fell down. I managed to stand up--and fell down again. My left side was totally paralyzed. I could not even wiggle the fingers on my left hand. I told my daughter--out of one side of my...

stroke

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4 people

"You didn't build that"

trruk1 @trruk1 (1028) • United States 23 Jul 12

Some people are having a fit because Obama supposedly said they did not build their own business. This is what he said "If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in...

2012 election

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2 people

Work from home

trruk1 @trruk1 (1028) • United States 8 Jun 12

Most work from home offers are unreasonable in some way. Either the pay rate is very low and there is limited work available or, in some cases, you don't get paid at all. This one is legitimate. I warn you--it is difficult. The...

work from home

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Global Warming is Real

trruk1 @trruk1 (1028) • United States 31 Oct 11

A physicist, funded partly by the Koch brothers, recently announced his findings after spending two years examining the data about global warming. His conclusion: it is real. That is not what he was hired to find, but there it is....

global warming

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trruk1 @trruk1 (1028) • United States 22 Feb 11

How do I search MyLot? I have heard some members talk about a MyLot search bar, but the only search I have is a Yahoo Web search. I want to search just this site, not the whole Web.

mylot search

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Tea Party gets it right--at least this time

trruk1 @trruk1 (1028) • United States 11 Feb 11

The House Republicans scheduled a vote to renew some of the Patriot Act. The vote failed--because some Republicans voted against it. Not all of the Tea Party Republicans voted against it, but enough to shoot it down. They said it...

tea party

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Something we really need

trruk1 @trruk1 (1028) • United States 1 Dec 10

Never mind new apps for Facebook or the iPhone. What we really need is a band-aid that can be easily applied with one hand. Ever cut your finger? Putting the bandage on with the other hand is a lot of fun. Somebody should invent...

inventions

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Why can't Republicans be civil?

trruk1 @trruk1 (1028) • United States 7 Nov 10

People have always had differing views about political institutions, policies, and programs. They always will. But someone who has a different perspective from yours is not necessarily an evil person. Those on the right today seem...

conservatives

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Saving your files

trruk1 @trruk1 (1028) • United States 10 Oct 10

Do you do anything to save any or all of the stuff that is on your computer? Of course you need anti-virus and a firewall to protect you, but things can still happen. I use an external hard drive. They are pretty cheap, and you...

computers

saving files

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Operating system

trruk1 @trruk1 (1028) • United States 2 Sep 10

I used Windows XP for a long time and I liked it. It was a lot better than its predecessors. Then I discovered Windows 7. It is even better. I still have an old computer in working condition that uses Windows 95. Anybody still...

windows

1 response

solution for Social Security

trruk1 @trruk1 (1028) • United States 2 Aug 10

Economists and politicians have been telling us (and telling and telling us and...) for years that our Social security program is a pending disaster and that it will soon run out of money. a recent report by the Congressional...

social security

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Has anybody been paid by Readbud?

trruk1 @trruk1 (1028) • United States 16 Jul 10

I am approaching the minimum $50 level for payout by Readbud. Do they actually pay? Has anybody received payment?

make money online

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3 people

Are your parents still living?

trruk1 @trruk1 (1028) • United States 29 Jun 10

I lost both of my parents several years ago. They died about five months apart, from completely different causes. It was traumatic, and I still miss them both. I talk to them sometimes.

death in the family

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2 people

Isreali raid on aid vessel

trruk1 @trruk1 (1028) • United States 13 Jun 10

Should Israel be blockading Gaza? That is a difficult issue, but if they are going to do it, then all vessels have to be searched. In the midst of all the outcry over the violence that occurred when Israeli forces boarded a vessel...

israel

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removed myself from Facebook

trruk1 @trruk1 (1028) • United States 2 May 10

Facebook sent me an email saying they had deleted one of my posts, due to some sort of infringement of rights. I replied that nothing I had done had infringed anybody's rights, nor had I violated any copyright protections. They...

facebook

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2 people

Have you ever eaten shark?

trruk1 @trruk1 (1028) • United States 15 Mar 10

I know, mere mention of a shark brings up visions of "a locomotive with a mouth full of butcher knives" but they are really good to eat. It is all white meat. If it is treated properly after it is caught there is no strong fishy...

fish

shark

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1 person

DVD copy protection

trruk1 @trruk1 (1028) • United States 4 Mar 10

Somebody posted a question asking if anyone knew how to over-ride copy protection on a DVD? I told him a Google search would turn up a lot of possibilities. I also told him it is known by another name to some folks: piracy. The...

dvd copy protection

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unemployment solution

trruk1 @trruk1 (1028) • United States 1 Mar 10

I read today that China has a problem with a shortage of labor. Some companies are pulling white collar personnel from their offices to help out in the factory or the warehouse, because they cannot find enough workers to get their...

unemployment

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Have you been hit by a virus?

trruk1 @trruk1 (1028) • United States 13 Feb 10

Has your computer ever been hit by a virus? Were you able to remove it? I had to reformat a hard drive a year or two ago because we could not get rid of it. That was on the family computer and I am sure it was due to some member...

computer virus

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fun stuff

trruk1 @trruk1 (1028) • United States 11 Feb 10

I haven't messed with these new things much but here is a warning about one of them. Under the quizzes there is an IQ quiz. In order to get any results from it, you must enter your cell phone number. DO NOT DO THAT. Never give...

fun stuff

1 person