Re: [vpFREE] xvp Speaking of "nasty bugs" (was Re: Just to Satisfy You)

 


On Jan 30, 2013, at 8:34 PM, "vp_wiz" harry.porter@verizon.net> wrote:

> So I'll take this opportunity to put in a plug for Vitamin D supplements ...
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Been on 'em for several years.

Spent my whole youth outdoors, then they told us get out of the sun. Skin cancer would kill us all. Plus all us college boys put on ties and worked inside under ghoulish fluorescents. The result: Vitamin D levels have been dropping for 70 years -- a serious public health crisis. We didn't know, cuz screening tests were too expensive. They're now under $50, so we're getting them regularly. And the results aren't pretty.

While they saved us from the scourges of skin cancer (easily treated), other cancers like colon (deadly) increased. Not a good trade off.

My level went from 30 (low) to 50 last year. Probably 70 now. No more SAD or winter depression.

Still best to get it from the sun for a few minutes a day. But if you live up north, you'll find that difficult much of the time, and impossible the rest.

So yes, if you spend your time in the gray and the cold, a trip to Costco or CVS just might save your life.

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[vpFREE] xvp Speaking of "nasty bugs" (was Re: Just to Satisfy You)

 

So I'll take this opportunity to put in a plug for Vitamin D supplements ...

Philly winters tend to be damp and chill. I was prone to chronic respiratory congestion, and a seasonal cold episode was the norm. In 2008, I came down with the flu, which left a good case of bronchitis in it's wake, and that ultimately worsened into a rather nasty pneumonia.

Following that bout, my MD (who's a common-sense kinda doc), suggested I start taking 2000 IU of Vitamin D daily (citing recent studies showing a strong link to respiratory health).

He'd never recommended a supplement to me before (aside from fish oil capsules), so I took him seriously. Since starting a daily Vit D capsule, the chronic congestion cleared and I haven't had so much as a cold since.

Take this under advisement. If winters tend to be challenging when it comes to your health, google the subject.

You can start with an NIH abstrct, "Vitamin D and Respiratory Health" http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2759054/

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> Glad to hear you got waylaid, if not so happy about what by. The whole country's got roving bands of nasty bugs making the rounds, making me feel like staying inside till spring. You might be safer in Montana.

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Re: [vpFREE] Re: Just to Satisfy You

 

Glad to hear you got waylaid, if not so happy about what by. The whole country's got roving bands of nasty bugs making the rounds, making me feel like staying inside till spring. You might be safer in Montana.

Being alone in a small town in winter is enough to drive most of us to drink. Having someone to talk to might help. I'm not the best at picking up the phone these days but feel free to call if you need to.

Sent from TC's iPad

On Jan 30, 2013, at 9:18 AM, "Mickey" mickeycrimm@yahoo.com> wrote:

> --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Tabbycat wrote:
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> > You've got some of us worried about you. Do you have someone you can call? If not, you can call me (PM for #).
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> Thanks for the concern, Tabbycat. It turned out to be a false alarm. I got "Waylayed" alright. But in a different sort of way. I had every intention of falling off the wagon that night. But I hooked up with something else that wouldn't take no for an answer. There's been an acute bronchitis virus running around Montana for a couple of months. I guess it was my turn in the barrel.
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> I got hit with it last Wednesday just a couple of hours before my scheduled visit to the bar. Acute bronchitis saps your energy because the heart has trouble pumping blood. I just wanted to go to bed. And that's what I did. Yesterday was the first day I felt like getting out and about, but I knew I wasn't even close to being back at 100%. Today I'm feeling even better, but still not at 100%.
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> I'll hit a joint or two today and maybe put down a play or two. But nothinig too stressful. Rest and relaxation is the key to getting rid of the virus. The feeling of falling off the wagon is long gone. Let's see if we can go another month and a half. Talk to ya later. I need another honey and lemon fix.
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[vpFREE] Boyd Mailers

 

Looks like the Boyd "locals" properties (Suncoast, Gold Coast, Orleans and Sam's Town) have reverted back to having each property send mailers. For February, I received seperate mailers from Gold Coast and Suncoast.

Don the Dentist

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[vpFREE] Re: Feb Palms Mailer

 

Tabby,

We are talking about the gifts that are not gift cards...

Don the Dentist

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> On Jan 30, 2013, at 7:16 AM, "Don the Dentist" wrote:
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> > -- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Bob Dancer wrote:
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> > It also assumes that the non-Visa card gifts are considered close to worthless by many players. (talking about the PEW gifts)
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> > I cannot agree more...they are worthless.
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> I cannot agree less.
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> All gift cards can be sold online for at least 50% of face -- most for substantially more.
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[vpFREE] Re: Just to Satisfy You

 

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Tabbycat wrote:
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> You've got some of us worried about you. Do you have someone you can call? If not, you can call me (PM for #).
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Thanks for the concern, Tabbycat. It turned out to be a false alarm. I got "Waylayed" alright. But in a different sort of way. I had every intention of falling off the wagon that night. But I hooked up with something else that wouldn't take no for an answer. There's been an acute bronchitis virus running around Montana for a couple of months. I guess it was my turn in the barrel.

I got hit with it last Wednesday just a couple of hours before my scheduled visit to the bar. Acute bronchitis saps your energy because the heart has trouble pumping blood. I just wanted to go to bed. And that's what I did. Yesterday was the first day I felt like getting out and about, but I knew I wasn't even close to being back at 100%. Today I'm feeling even better, but still not at 100%.

I'll hit a joint or two today and maybe put down a play or two. But nothinig too stressful. Rest and relaxation is the key to getting rid of the virus. The feeling of falling off the wagon is long gone. Let's see if we can go another month and a half. Talk to ya later. I need another honey and lemon fix.

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Re: [vpFREE] Re: Any non-US information resources?

 

In the back of my mind (which isn't as sharp as it used to be), I seem to remember someone writing about these and saying they weren't at all random. But I could be wrong.

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From: spartanbuckeye21
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 4:17 AM
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The one right near the beach close to where the water taxi drops you off. There was more than one machine. I recall them being near the table games.

SB

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> What casino in St Maarten and where is it located. I am there about two
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> Thank you, Mike
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> My experience with cruise ships has been grim, but I did find $1 FPDW coin
> droppers in St. Maarten (Philipsburg) last year. Fairly slow and you had to
> make the double up choice after every hand, but still a 100.7% game vs 6/5
> Bonus Poker on the ship.
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> > Any other places to see what VP pays on cruises, Puerto Rico, the UK, DR,
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Re: [vpFREE] Re: Feb Palms Mailer

 


On Jan 30, 2013, at 7:16 AM, "Don the Dentist" dds2124@centurylink.net> wrote:

> -- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Bob Dancer wrote:
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> It also assumes that the non-Visa card gifts are considered close to worthless by many players. (talking about the PEW gifts)
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> I cannot agree more...they are worthless.
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I cannot agree less.

All gift cards can be sold online for at least 50% of face -- most for substantially more.

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[vpFREE] Jean Scott's Frugal Vegas LVA BLOG - 29 JAN 2013

 

Jean Scott's Frugal Vegas LVA BLOG - 29 JAN 2013

"February Vegas Promotions"

http://jscott.lvablog.com/?p=2648

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[vpFREE] Re: Feb Palms Mailer

 

-- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Bob Dancer wrote:

It also assumes that the non-Visa card gifts are considered close to worthless by many players. (talking about the PEW gifts)

I cannot agree more...they are worthless.

Don the Dentist

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Re: [vpFREE] XVP: Re: Palms trip report

 

Well said

From: "RWHANNU@aol.com" RWHANNU@aol.com>
To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 10:58 AM
Subject: [vpFREE] XVP: Re: Palms trip report

 

>>sorry all for venting, but i hope we are in this group to appreciate
others' viewpoints and to encourage free discourse.<<

What an odd thing to post at the end of a longish commentary chastising
people about the proper way to post to this group.

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[vpFREE] Re: Any non-US information resources?

 



The one right near the beach close to where the water taxi drops you off. There was more than one machine. I recall them being near the table games.

SB

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Connerley" wrote:
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> What casino in St Maarten and where is it located. I am there about two
> times a year.
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> Thank you, Mike
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> From: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vpFREE@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> spartanbuckeye21
> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 5:07 AM
> To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [vpFREE] Re: Any non-US information resources?
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> My experience with cruise ships has been grim, but I did find $1 FPDW coin
> droppers in St. Maarten (Philipsburg) last year. Fairly slow and you had to
> make the double up choice after every hand, but still a 100.7% game vs 6/5
> Bonus Poker on the ship.
>
> SB
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> --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com , "richard
> d" wrote:
> >
> > Any other places to see what VP pays on cruises, Puerto Rico, the UK, DR,
> CR etc?
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> > I assume it is mostly grim but you never know.
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> > Thanks
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