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Sun Feb 19, 2006 6:55 am  |
I started a new thread so you won't confuse me with Madonna.
My registered massage therapist got me started on the oxygen thing (yes, the kind that you inhale through the nose thingy) and it has made a huge difference in my total wellbeing - again not to be confused with Madonna.
For $35.00 I buy 100 minutes & can use them during a massage or just go in & relax in a comfy chair for 15 or 20 minutes at a time. I had surgery a couple of years ago & it snapped me right out of the anesthetic in just two visits. It gives me energy & for hours after you breathe so easily. I really, really, really want one for home but I'm afraid to price it out. We just bought a sailboat two days before my son announced his engagement  & we built a new house that is 50% unfurnished (SINCE 5 YEARS AGO!!!). Calming down.....
Maybe I should get estimates.
If you ever have the chance, try it. You'll like it.
*edited* to explain that this post derived from the one about Madonna being addicted to her oxygen machine! I could see it happening!!! |
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Sun Feb 19, 2006 8:08 am |
| I work in a hospital. Tomorrow, I try to get up with one of our respiratory guys and ask him about this. I'll post his response tomorrow. |
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Sun Feb 19, 2006 4:14 pm |
Hey Ruth, at least it is your SON getting married!! My uncle had FOUR daughters to wed off (oh, and he had one son.. the only one NOT to get married  ) |
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Mon Feb 20, 2006 6:26 am |
I can't imagine 4 weddings
I'm sure they were lovely but talk about stress!! Maybe your uncle would enjoy a little oxygen........ 
I'm really not complaining about my son. His intended is adorable and they are both easy going so they're putting up nicely with their respective crazy parents. Although it's a big wedding, we live in a small town and both families involved know alot of the same people (her parents are even good friends of ours). Immediate families aren't big so we're halving the costs with the bride's dad. I think it's becoming more popular to do that now. I'm excited and nervous - guess that's normal  |
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Mon Feb 20, 2006 8:20 pm |
what is the tradition in the US? (sorry to hijack the oxygen thread for a moment)
In australia it was always brides family pay for the reception (everything but booze - groom's family pay for that). Groom himself pays for church and cars and bride her dress and bridesmaids stuff.
In Japan, people dont bring presents they just bring envelopes of CASH and that is used to pay for the wedding...the closer you are to the couple (either by friendship or family) the more you are supposed to bring. So some people dont bring enough to cover the cost, but some end up paying extra. You dont usually invite people's spouses or partner (outside of famiy of course) unless the spouse is a friend too. But you do have to invite everyone from work,including the company president. OH and basically the minimum to bring is $100, but ifyou come as a couple you must bring $300, because anything in even figures is bad luck. It is the same bummer as a single person going if you are reasonably close to someone and $100 would seem inappropriate.. yo uhave to jump to $300. ack!
I had 3 weddings in 4 months to go to once here and I was FLAT broke by the end of it (1 invite was for hubby AND me)
oh, I need oxygen just thinking of it (getting back on the track of the thread) |
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Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:02 am |
Interesting about weddings, isn't it? Even our small town is so vastly different from what I grew up with in a fair sized city.
Here halving things is pretty common & makes sense I think. The gown is paid for by the bride's family, the bride buys the presents for her attendants. The groom pays for the church, gratuity for the minister (or church). The attendants buy their own dresses & always argue about how ugly they are . The stag or buck & doe & generally the rehersal dinner is paid for by the groom's family. Here though the stag is a fund raiser for the bride & groom (sometimes I love tradition - this bothers me). Tickets are sold @ sbout $50 for the benefit of going, & it's a cash bar and inexpensive meal with dancing and such. The bridal showers also sleigh me here because they are HUGE & big ticket items are the gifts for the most part. Appliances, furniture, televisions, all of their china, flatwear, china & the like (sometimes even their house) (another thingthat I don't favour is this local big ticket tradition - it's embarassing  ) Myself, I'm giving my future daughter-in-law an outdoor garden tea shower in my backyard. It will be scandalous (sp) - how will they ever roll out the big stuff . Wedding presents run from $100 & up & the majority of people bring their envelopes stuffed with money.
I'm happy for our son & his fiance but things in general here are way out of control. Although our new bride's dad could easily pay for the wedding we insisted on paying our half & their isn't any guilt on either side. 
*edited* to include - I just re-read you post about not asking spouses all the time - that's really different! We also need to ask everyone from work though & business connections. But in both of our family's cases, the dad's are the owner, president & ceo of their respective companies. Not fortune 500 companies mind you but enough to make for a big wedding reception. |
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Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:05 am |
oh lord, forgot about wedding showers and hens/bucks night! we dont have those here, thank goodness... and you guys have to deal with that big rehersal dinner thing too, right (well, at least on my doses of US TV and movies they do )
Mind you, the average wedding over here for about 40-50 people runs at $30,000 - $40,000 (just for a 2 hour party with food and drink, dress hire, make-up/hair, and official photograph - where no body smiles) |
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Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:54 am |
| Yikes! All I can say is......oh my goodness |
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sweeps3
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Thu Jul 31, 2008 5:44 pm |
Hi,
I wanted to revive this thread and learn if anyone has any news or comments about the original question.
I am also inerested in Oxygen machines.
Thanks |
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Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:06 pm |
haha - I saw an "Oxygen Bar" in one of the airports a while ago....it might've been Detroit.... and just scratched my head  hel-LO? Wait til you get on the plane and take a big hit then! No. No. Don't do that really. Just jokin. The air crew get nervous when we act crazy.
I heard 100% O2 can cure cluster headaches, so I tried it when I had a migraine. Nada. Not the same thing as a cluster headache.
You gotta be careful if you have any lung/breathing problems huffing oxygen (like COPD) but assuming you're healthy...whatever makes you feel good.. huh?
Why not go for a run and kill 2 birds at the same time? Air is free and who wants to be weird hooked up to a machine wearing a silly tube in her nose if she doesn't need it?? That's just dumb I think. |
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Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:14 pm |
edit: Sorry 'bout the rant there *fixes feathers fussily*
I didn't mean that you are dumb! I just am a little skeptic I'm afraid. |
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Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:38 am |
| I just saw this home oxygen unit infomercial but naturall it didn't tell the price! I'm going to check online. Thanks for reminding me! |
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