"Hank©" wrote in message
eb.com...

On 10/9/2013 2:25 PM, John H wrote:

I can't understand something. Perhaps it's my news reader. When I
hit the Reply button for almost
any message, the message to which I'm responding is quoted. However,
this is not the case with your
messages. The only way my reply quotes you is if I copy and paste
your message in the reply.

Any ideas?

Greg - if you read this - you got any ideas?


The dashes he uses as a separator causes newsreaders to treat his
response as a sig line.
Sig lines usually aren't included in a reply. Maybe he wants it that
way.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Didn't realize that. Does the upward arrows used in this reply as a
separator work? I use a separator because the most recent post to
which I am usually replying to does not have the traditional, single,
double, triple right facing arrows that identify a previously posted
quote.

On Wed, 9 Oct 2013 15:46:09 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" nowayalso.jose.com wrote:



"Hank©" wrote in message
web.com...

On 10/9/2013 2:25 PM, John H wrote:

I can't understand something. Perhaps it's my news reader. When I
hit the Reply button for almost
any message, the message to which I'm responding is quoted. However,
this is not the case with your
messages. The only way my reply quotes you is if I copy and paste
your message in the reply.

Any ideas?

Greg - if you read this - you got any ideas?


The dashes he uses as a separator causes newsreaders to treat his
response as a sig line.
Sig lines usually aren't included in a reply. Maybe he wants it that
way.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Didn't realize that. Does the upward arrows used in this reply as a
separator work? I use a separator because the most recent post to
which I am usually replying to does not have the traditional, single,
double, triple right facing arrows that identify a previously posted
quote.

Whatever you did this time worked. But last time it didn't. This is getting *really* weird.
--

John H.

Hope you're having a great day!

On Wed, 9 Oct 2013 15:42:24 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" nowayalso.jose.com wrote:



"John H" wrote in message
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On Wed, 9 Oct 2013 13:49:36 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" nowayalso.jose.com
wrote:



"John H" wrote in message
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On Wed, 9 Oct 2013 13:04:47 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" nowayalso.jose.com
wrote:


Have to go back to both docs in a week.

Terrific.



Sorry to hear about that. Hope the medicine helps.

I got my shot when they first became available, and I'm becoming
happier that I did.

---------------------------

It's funny because I had been considering getting a "shingles shot"
this year. I should have last year, I guess.
If the vaccine can prevent or even minimize an onset of shingles, I'd
recommend it to everyone as I am discovering what it's like to have
it. I'd describe it as more like torture that won't take a break.


My sympathies. Wish there was more I could do.

I can't understand something. Perhaps it's my news reader. When I hit
the Reply button for almost
any message, the message to which I'm responding is quoted. However,
this is not the case with your
messages. The only way my reply quotes you is if I copy and paste your
message in the reply.

Any ideas?

Greg - if you read this - you got any ideas?

Here's another response. I'm thinking the separator prevents your post from being quoted if your
post is a direct response to mine. When you responded to Greg, and then I responded to that
response, I got the separators and the quote.

Weird.
--

John H.

Hope you're having a great day!

On Wednesday, October 9, 2013 1:04:47 PM UTC-4, Mr. Luddite wrote:


Have to go back to both docs in a week.



Terrific.

Nah....it's just your HERPES . You have managed TO TRANSFER IT FROM WHEREVER HARRY GAVE IT TO YOU, TO YOUR EYES.

iN OTHER WORDS...YOU WERE SCRATCHING YOUR NUTS, THEN WIPED YOUR EYES.

Herpes Boy.....

On Wednesday, October 9, 2013 1:11:58 PM UTC-4, F.O.A.D. wrote:

It's really miserable.


Too ****ing bad, I could care less.

On 10/9/2013 2:24 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:


"Hank©" wrote in message
eb.com...


O'Bamacare's got you covered.
When you recover from this, go get that colonoscpy that's overdue.

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Right now I'd trade a colonoscopy a week for the next two months for this.

Just noticed something that's almost funny. The doc said that because
the shingles virus follows nerve paths, you will only get it on one
side of your body at a time.

It's only my left eye and left side of my face that are affected, but I
have a bunch of blisters on the top of my scalp (under my remaining,
thinning hair).

I just ran my fingers over them and realized that they all start from
the centerline and go leftward. The right side is fine. Weird.



Poor woman across the street got it and it lasted for weeks. After a
week or so she was so bad they put her on Oxycontin and it didn't work
so after another week or so she just quit cold turkey, almost killed her
the withdrawls... She thought she was having a heart attack and went off
in the Ambulance... Be careful. Don't live in misery.. That's just dumb
in this day and age but talk to your doctor a lot about the pain control
meds, especially if you are bad enough to need dope.... Know what to
expect, and more importantly, have an exit strategy worked out well in
advance with him... or her....

"Mr. Luddite" nowayalso.jose.com wrote:
"Hank©" wrote in message eb.com...

On 10/9/2013 2:25 PM, John H wrote:

I can't understand something. Perhaps it's my news reader. When I hit
the Reply button for almost
any message, the message to which I'm responding is quoted. However,
this is not the case with your
messages. The only way my reply quotes you is if I copy and paste your
message in the reply.

Any ideas?

Greg - if you read this - you got any ideas?


The dashes he uses as a separator causes newsreaders to treat his
response as a sig line.
Sig lines usually aren't included in a reply. Maybe he wants it that way.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Didn't realize that. Does the upward arrows used in this reply as a
separator work? I use a separator because the most recent post to
which I am usually replying to does not have the traditional, single,
double, triple right facing arrows that identify a previously posted quote.

On my ipad the dash separator makes the following look like the sig line,
where the new separator has dark print.

"Mr. Luddite" nowayalso.jose.com wrote:
"Hank©" wrote in message eb.com...


O'Bamacare's got you covered.
When you recover from this, go get that colonoscpy that's overdue.

--------------------------

Right now I'd trade a colonoscopy a week for the next two months for this.

Just noticed something that's almost funny. The doc said that because
the shingles virus follows nerve paths, you will only get it on one side
of your body at a time.

It's only my left eye and left side of my face that are affected, but I
have a bunch of blisters on the top of my scalp (under my remaining, thinning hair).

I just ran my fingers over them and realized that they all start from the
centerline and go leftward. The right side is fine. Weird.

You realize that Shingles is a version of Chicken Pox. If you did not have
CP as a kid, likely not to have Shingles.

"Charlemagne" wrote in message ...


Poor woman across the street got it and it lasted for weeks. After a
week or so she was so bad they put her on Oxycontin and it didn't
work so after another week or so she just quit cold turkey, almost
killed her the withdrawls... She thought she was having a heart
attack and went off in the Ambulance... Be careful. Don't live in
misery.. That's just dumb in this day and age but talk to your
doctor a lot about the pain control meds, especially if you are bad
enough to need dope.... Know what to expect, and more importantly,
have an exit strategy worked out well in advance with him... or
her....



The doc asked me if I wanted something for pain. I said no. He said
if I change my mind, just give him or his office a call.
I don't like pain but I can tolerate it. My wife says I have a
"high" pain threshold. I am not sure there is such a thing, but I
don't like strong painkillers either.

I am somewhat of an old fashioned curmudgeon about medical related
things I think. It's probably because I've been very fortunate to
have been very healthy throughout my life without over doing the
doctor thing, so why take chances that may screw it up? I don't go
to the doctor nearly enough as is recommended, sometimes for many
years at a time. The receptionist at my doctor's office claims that I
have the skinniest medical file of any of their long term clients. I
know it's stupid but old habits die hard.

When I went to the eye clinic today, it was the first time I've seen
an eye doctor since I left the Navy in 1978. Part of the exam
included a standard eye chart test with equipment that looked out of
Star Wars to me. My right eye was 20/25. The eye affected by
shingles, being all swollen and inflamed was 20/30 but the doc said
it would be better again, once the inflammation and swelling is gone.
That's not too shabby for a 64 year old. I could probably still
qualify (sight wise) for F-18 fighter training, except I'd probably
throw up on take off.

The eye doctor nurse had to take my medical history, since I was a
"new" patient. Here's how it went. Kinda funny:

Nurse: Any major surgeries?
Me: Tonsils when I was 12, appendix when I was 22 and a hernia
repair in my 40’s.
Nurse: That’s it? Nothing more recent?
Me: That’s it.
Nurse: Any history of diabetes, heart disease, cancer or pneumonia?
Me: Nope.
Nurse: High blood pressure?
Me: Used to be a little high but it’s fine now.

(I don’t think she believed me, so she took my blood pressure. It was
122/80 she said was excellent for my age.

Nurse: What kind of medications to you take regularly?

(They must assume anyone over 60 *must* be walking around with a pill
box in their pocket)

Me: None.
Nurse: You don’t take any kind of medication?
Me: Oh, well, yeah ... aspirin.
Nurse: Ok ... do you take the baby aspirin, the 350 milligram or the
500 milligram?
Me: I guess the regular 500 milligram. Usually take two.
Nurse: (looking up at me) You take *two* 500 milligram aspirins a
day?
Me: Hell no. I take two once in a while if I have a headache.
Nurse: So you aren’t on a daily aspirin regiment?
Me: What’s that?

Hey, it's worked so far.

"Califbill" wrote in message
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"Mr. Luddite" nowayalso.jose.com wrote:
"Hank©" wrote in message
eb.com...

On 10/9/2013 2:25 PM, John H wrote:

I can't understand something. Perhaps it's my news reader. When I
hit
the Reply button for almost
any message, the message to which I'm responding is quoted.
However,
this is not the case with your
messages. The only way my reply quotes you is if I copy and paste
your
message in the reply.

Any ideas?

Greg - if you read this - you got any ideas?


The dashes he uses as a separator causes newsreaders to treat his
response as a sig line.
Sig lines usually aren't included in a reply. Maybe he wants it that
way.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Didn't realize that. Does the upward arrows used in this reply as a
separator work? I use a separator because the most recent post to
which I am usually replying to does not have the traditional,
single,
double, triple right facing arrows that identify a previously posted
quote.

On my ipad the dash separator makes the following look like the sig
line,
where the new separator has dark print.

It's reading it in html. I post in text only. I am not sure what to
change, so I'll leave things alone.