Amen. Great work you're doing and it puts it all in perspective. Thanks for reinforcing that in our heads, too.sleepyinsunnyvale wrote:As bad as Apnea is,it is a mere inconvenience compared to what many of these kids go through day in and day out, 24/7/365. Many with grim prognoses. Having raised 3 happy and healthy kids and having them in turn raising 5 happy and healthy grandkids, it really hits home.
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But you have blue feet and that makes it all beterererneversleeps wrote:But there is always an exception to the rule. I'm stupid, lazy and unemployed.Sleepless on LI wrote:After reading 13 pages of this thread, I have drawn the conclusion, or so it seems, OSA seems to affect the intelligent and driven.


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Not, not, and maybe temporarily! Man, are we hard on ourselves or what???neversleeps wrote:But there is always an exception to the rule. I'm stupid, lazy and unemployed.Sleepless on LI wrote:After reading 13 pages of this thread, I have drawn the conclusion, or so it seems, OSA seems to affect the intelligent and driven.
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Thanks for bumping this thread. I have been devouring this forum for the last several weeks and never saw this one before.
I am a web site manager for a large computer company, shortly to be forced into an early retirement (at age 54). Previous experience includes time spent in retail, sales administration, actuarial work for a life insurance company, payroll, HR, HR Systems, hardware and process documentation, and for the last 10 years, web work.
In my free time I am learning to play the mountain dulcimer, and I make rosaries, many of which I donate to my church's outreach ministry, and missions. I also like reading and photography.
My lastest hobby is finding out everything I can about SA equipment and metrics.
I am a web site manager for a large computer company, shortly to be forced into an early retirement (at age 54). Previous experience includes time spent in retail, sales administration, actuarial work for a life insurance company, payroll, HR, HR Systems, hardware and process documentation, and for the last 10 years, web work.
In my free time I am learning to play the mountain dulcimer, and I make rosaries, many of which I donate to my church's outreach ministry, and missions. I also like reading and photography.
My lastest hobby is finding out everything I can about SA equipment and metrics.
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I too wonder where all the earlier posters disappeared to? Is that our fate, to fade away into blissful slumberland?
I one of those hesitant to post for I emdody a lifetime of underachievement, mediocrity and occasional (OK, perhaps more than occasional) laziness.
I am 56, fast closing in on 57, 6'2", too heavy to want to report. I have been a layabout, general teenage type with too many jobs to count, Navy Vietnam veteran spook, construction laborer, computer operator, bank auditor, geek and later tech manager at the same bank, contract tech consultant, and currently am a combo geek/accountant in University Administration for a large midwest state school. A long layoff cum semi-sabbatical means I'll know I'm retired when I hear the dirt hit the coffin or the roaring fires.
Readin', writin', musin' and lookin' out the window are a few of my favorite pastimes. If I can stir myself I'll listen to some tunes, take a few walks, ride my bike on the Chicago Lakefront and take some "pitchers".
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I one of those hesitant to post for I emdody a lifetime of underachievement, mediocrity and occasional (OK, perhaps more than occasional) laziness.
I am 56, fast closing in on 57, 6'2", too heavy to want to report. I have been a layabout, general teenage type with too many jobs to count, Navy Vietnam veteran spook, construction laborer, computer operator, bank auditor, geek and later tech manager at the same bank, contract tech consultant, and currently am a combo geek/accountant in University Administration for a large midwest state school. A long layoff cum semi-sabbatical means I'll know I'm retired when I hear the dirt hit the coffin or the roaring fires.
Readin', writin', musin' and lookin' out the window are a few of my favorite pastimes. If I can stir myself I'll listen to some tunes, take a few walks, ride my bike on the Chicago Lakefront and take some "pitchers".
SB
SB, don't be hesitant to post regarding your "underachievement". You are probably the only one without ulcers.
I basically was a military wife - my husband put 21 years in the USMC, served in Vietnam, and we've lived in all 4 corners of the USA, and many places in between.
My work history is diverse; mainly in customer service and sales, serving the public.
We retired at early ages, 55 for him and 53 for me. We decided it's better to enjoy ourselves on a shoestring (primarily military retirement pay), than to work ourselves to the bone in a big city.
The shoestring purchased 20 acres cheap in Arkansas, where the cost of living is extremely low - this is a very poor part of the USA. We live like hermits - read, watch TV, raise orchids, camp, fish, travel, and love life.
We've been married 42 absolutely wonderful years and are best friends (among other things).
It doesn't get much better than this.
I basically was a military wife - my husband put 21 years in the USMC, served in Vietnam, and we've lived in all 4 corners of the USA, and many places in between.
My work history is diverse; mainly in customer service and sales, serving the public.
We retired at early ages, 55 for him and 53 for me. We decided it's better to enjoy ourselves on a shoestring (primarily military retirement pay), than to work ourselves to the bone in a big city.
The shoestring purchased 20 acres cheap in Arkansas, where the cost of living is extremely low - this is a very poor part of the USA. We live like hermits - read, watch TV, raise orchids, camp, fish, travel, and love life.
We've been married 42 absolutely wonderful years and are best friends (among other things).
It doesn't get much better than this.
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