tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post8424338310498410431..comments2024-02-07T00:26:07.597-08:00Comments on Along The Way: TOOTHY -- THE GRIND -- DESPICABLE EVENTS -- MOON DANCE Joaredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-12434202220541897672017-08-23T12:08:49.768-07:002017-08-23T12:08:49.768-07:00Am glad that dental work is in my past now and too...Am glad that dental work is in my past now and tooth appears to have been saved. joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-14942444781475657832017-08-23T12:04:11.453-07:002017-08-23T12:04:11.453-07:00Glad your tooth is still holding up. Incredible t...Glad your tooth is still holding up. Incredible to me that these hate groups are tolerated, even embraced by anyone. joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-49610681608598129552017-08-23T10:41:46.689-07:002017-08-23T10:41:46.689-07:00It hurt just to read about your dental problems. ...It hurt just to read about your dental problems. Ugh ...Ginniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749133391349265563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-88195969296411355142017-08-23T05:55:59.349-07:002017-08-23T05:55:59.349-07:00I didn't know teeth could have more than two r...I didn't know teeth could have more than two roots either. I had a root canal filling in 2008 and the dentist warned me that the tooth might only last another six months, but nine years on the tooth is still fine!<br /><br />The rally by white supremacists (no doubt also male supremacists) in Charlottesville was shocking. But good to see that the opposition to them is proving so strong, nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-56234225916014823982017-08-21T23:29:30.644-07:002017-08-21T23:29:30.644-07:00Oh my, I surely don't envy you those experienc...Oh my, I surely don't envy you those experiences. Hope you don't need any more. I would prefer not having any more myself. I think there should be some sort of award or merit badge for those of us completing these procedures.joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-51028775253792716722017-08-21T19:48:28.730-07:002017-08-21T19:48:28.730-07:00I have had 4 root canals, each one having 4 roots....I have had 4 root canals, each one having 4 roots. On 2 of the procedures, they could not get the final root numbed. You can imagine what it would feel like with needle going into the un-numbed root.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399435237919718544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-23465309047530688802017-08-21T13:18:01.081-07:002017-08-21T13:18:01.081-07:00Sounds like my topics all hit a negative cord for ...Sounds like my topics all hit a negative cord for you. Eclipse is past as I respond to your comment, so you won't have that to listen to until next time -- April 8, 2024 -- 7 years from now -- prepare yourself. I experienced talk of this upcoming event a momentary welcome distraction from so much else to which we're subjected including from the WH occupant. joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-67382588758473156362017-08-21T06:07:17.486-07:002017-08-21T06:07:17.486-07:00Ugh. Nothing can come close to my fear and loathi...Ugh. Nothing can come close to my fear and loathing for dentists and dental work. UGH.<br /><br />Here in NEO, we are in the path of 80-83% for the eclipse--which, by the way, I am mightily sick of hearing about--but a roving band of storms and clouds from Idaho may prevent us from seeing anything. No glasses to be had at this point, either, but I can still go outdoors and see the extraneous Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-21569237798307866702017-08-20T17:30:49.716-07:002017-08-20T17:30:49.716-07:00Glad your experience allowed you to overcome your ...Glad your experience allowed you to overcome your dentist fear -- that the pain experience was absent with med. I didn't have a special rinse, so assume one wasn't needed for me since this Dr. Is pretty thorough, I think. Yes, cost is a pain in itself, even with insurance. joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-58896571618820898132017-08-20T17:21:18.461-07:002017-08-20T17:21:18.461-07:00That's too bad. Guess you could try one of th...That's too bad. Guess you could try one of those alternative methods though it doesn't allow a direct view. joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-70224166882106969792017-08-20T15:45:55.593-07:002017-08-20T15:45:55.593-07:00Just two weeks ago, I may finally have broken thro...Just two weeks ago, I may finally have broken through my pathological fear of dentists. I'll spare you the details, but when the work was done, the tech said, "Now, you can take Advil for jaw discomfort, and use this special rinse if you gums are sore, and do this and do that..." By the time the numbing wore off, I might as well never have been to the dentist. I was amazed. Now I shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-89986610824813863762017-08-20T15:41:32.684-07:002017-08-20T15:41:32.684-07:00That was the only source I found. As it turns out,...That was the only source I found. As it turns out, it may be beside the point, since it's already clouding up and we have a 40% chance of rain. Personally, I like the tree-as-pinhole-viewer better anyway. It's so cool to see those multitudes of little slivers in the shadows.shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-11539894070881600462017-08-20T12:31:38.134-07:002017-08-20T12:31:38.134-07:00Our library gave all their glasses out on Saturday...Our library gave all their glasses out on Saturday to people who had signed up for an event. I found out too late to go.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-42604727078402198492017-08-20T12:04:33.895-07:002017-08-20T12:04:33.895-07:00Yes, I'm surviving quite well -- dental issues...Yes, I'm surviving quite well -- dental issues are another unwelcome blip in life when we're planning other activities -- not to mention the cost, though I do have some insurance benefit.. Just am glad to be able to get them taken care of as ideally everyone should be able to do. joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-72667402780189829882017-08-20T11:56:20.561-07:002017-08-20T11:56:20.561-07:00I may be looking forward to the same window proble...I may be looking forward to the same window problem. Seems to me if they install a new motor it should last as long as the original which clearly the previous replacement did not. So far, it's only been my driver's side window since the others rarely get much use. joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-60371309077076447112017-08-20T11:50:27.854-07:002017-08-20T11:50:27.854-07:00Take good care of your teeth, but for whatever the...Take good care of your teeth, but for whatever the reasons mine seem not to reflect the good care they received. Of course, I do still have them along with a couple false ones -- there was one erroneously pulled when I was a child by a dentist later institionalized as he had been doing this to numerous people when he lost his good sense. Was an event straight out of a horror movie when I recall joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-77708463702013332692017-08-20T11:34:58.104-07:002017-08-20T11:34:58.104-07:00Sounds like a good idea as ill-fitting dentures wo...Sounds like a good idea as ill-fitting dentures would not be pleasant. joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-47639461430956196022017-08-20T11:32:45.392-07:002017-08-20T11:32:45.392-07:00NASA provided eclipse-safe glasses to libraries th...NASA provided eclipse-safe glasses to libraries that distributed them free. Our local library reportedly ran out of them weeks ago, but they retained some which patrons will be allowed to use who meet eclipse-morning In front of our library. You might want to check with a library where you live for any similar eclipse viewing opportunities.joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-80776884887952843762017-08-20T10:19:41.711-07:002017-08-20T10:19:41.711-07:00When we have a toothache, we know that not having ...When we have a toothache, we know that not having a toothache<br />must surely be bliss. But when we do not have a toothache, we forget it. <br />I hope it will all work out.<br />Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-74801157903345348332017-08-20T08:23:56.905-07:002017-08-20T08:23:56.905-07:00My 2000 Buick had problems with the window motors....My 2000 Buick had problems with the window motors. We spent a fortune on them through the last 15 or so years, at least two on each door and 3 times on driver's side.<br />I didn't know that teeth had three roots.<br />Despicable, I can only agree!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743921972328074980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-84743607384954333452017-08-20T08:02:05.772-07:002017-08-20T08:02:05.772-07:00So sorry for your pain. You are brave to keep goi...So sorry for your pain. You are brave to keep going and glad it is almost over. I have been blessed with good teeth...just that though.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-63520459442898633992017-08-20T07:04:39.655-07:002017-08-20T07:04:39.655-07:00Your post reminds me that I need to go to the dent...Your post reminds me that I need to go to the dentist to get my dentures adjusted. No, the grind did not do that, your root canal treatments did!Rummuserhttp://rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-37504436751055292512017-08-20T05:46:47.889-07:002017-08-20T05:46:47.889-07:00I wish I had a pair of those glasses! All the area...I wish I had a pair of those glasses! All the area stores are out. If I was younger I'd go downtown to the planetarium party. <br /><br />I didn't know teeth could have more than two roots. It's been a long time since I've had a root canal but they are definitely not fun. Hope the worst is over for you.<br /><br />Despicable events. Boy, you've got that labeled right. I wrote Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.com