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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.

Amen. Great work you're doing and it puts it all in perspective. Thanks for reinforcing that in our heads, too.

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.

But there is always an exception to the rule. I'm stupid, lazy and unemployed.

neversleeps wrote:

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.

But there is always an exception to the rule. I'm stupid, lazy and unemployed.

But you have blue feet and that makes it all betererer

neversleeps wrote:

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.

But there is always an exception to the rule. I'm stupid, lazy and unemployed.

Not, not, and maybe temporarily! Man, are we hard on ourselves or what???

Grabraham wrote:But you have blue feet and that makes it all betererer

Good point! They're mine and they're spectacular!!

The blue feet are interesting but I was wondering what mask you use with that beak

sleepyinsunnyvale wrote:The blue feet are interesting but I was wondering what mask you use with that beak

Just a guess: adjustable beak pillows recommended by a sleep quack...?

I guess I'll take my turn at this.

40yo 5'10" 195lbs

I'm a 3rd generation firefighter and I've been a firefighter/paramedic for 18 years. You would think after seeing the first two generations I would have known I wasn't going to get rich doing this.

This thread is great. Looks like we have a great bunch out there. I am a marketing manager for the last 8 years. I represent 12 large companies withing the retail system.

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.

CPA not in public practice. Corporate finance manager.

Jim

I am currently a Strategy and Technology Consultant for a major consulting firm.

I am in my second career, after retiring from the Air Force where I was a Space Operations Officer.

Retired USMC 1974. Presently a Real Estate Broker approaching retirement again. Married 48 years this November. Five children, five grandchildren. Life is good to me and hopefully I am good to life.

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".

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.