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Amy SF said:
I spent money on Monday!

First, I stopped for gas on the way to the endodontist. It was $30 and change; although it wasn't a full tank (about 3/4 of a tank), it used to cost at least $10 more for that much before gas prices dropped.

Then when I was at the endodontist, he confirmed I had to get a root canal on one of my lower molars, and went ahead and did it right then and there. It cost me $1,365.00; I don't have dental insurance. And that's not all; the dentist will likely want to put a crown on the tooth. I also have other dental problems that will need to be addressed this year, so, more money to be spent on my teeth. MUCH more. At least they validated my parking so it was free. Thank goodness for small favors, right? :p (Plus, there was speculation from the dentist that I needed a root canal on a second adjoining tooth, but the endodontist looked at the x-ray and said, nope, doesn't need it. One more small favor!)
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I gave myself a root canal once. It was quite possibly the most painful thing I've ever done to myself on purpose. (The most painful thing I've ever done to myself was by accident - I scalded all the skin off of my calf and foot by plunging it into boiling water - but that's another story)

Anyway..... I don't like Dentists or Orthodontists. I'm not afraid of them, as some people are, I just think that overall as a profession the majority are a bunch of money grubbing, lying scumbags - this opinion has to do with another story that I don't feel like covering here.

Okay, back to my original story... I had a tooth infection. It was swollen and hurt badly. I was considering going to a Dentist, but I really didn't want to (as covered above).

Somewhere I had gotten hold of a dental tool. It had a very sharp hooked end. I was sitting in my easy chair and poking at my swollen gum with the tool. I shoved the hooked end in between my swollen gum and my tooth, and dug down deep and hard alongside my tooth until I hooked and pulled out a hard flat object. As soon as I did this an extremely nasty tasting substance filled my mouth along with more blood (it had been already been bleeding from my digging).

I don't know what the hard object was - a slice of my tooth enamel? Some foodstuff? Some form of built up and hardened plaque? Whatever it was it was, removing it and draining the abscess provided immediate relief to my tooth ache, and afterward it healed up with no further problems. This was many years ago.

So all you need is a dental tool, to follow the above directions and you can save $1,365.00 the next time.........
 
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*shudder* You're lucky you didn't make things worse doing that, like getting sepsis or having serious blood loss. Like trying to fix a plumbing leak or filing your tax returns when you don't know what the crap you're doing, there are times when going with a professional is better. So I'll stick with the professional dentists with their dental college degrees and their sterilized tools, thanks.
 
Dropkick said:
I gave myself a root canal once. It was quite possibly the most painful thing I've ever done to myself on purpose. (The most painful thing I've ever done to myself was by accident - I scalded all the skin off of my calf and foot by plunging it into boiling water - but that's another story)

Anyway..... I don't like Dentists or Orthodontists. I'm not afraid of them, as some people are, I just think that overall as a profession the majority are a bunch of money grubbing, lying scumbags - this opinion has to do with another story that I don't feel like covering here.

Okay, back to my original story... I had a tooth infection. It was swollen and hurt badly. I was considering going to a Dentist, but I really didn't want to (as covered above).

Somewhere I had gotten hold of a dental tool. It had a very sharp hooked end. I was sitting in my easy chair and poking at my swollen gum with the tool. I shoved the hooked end in between my swollen gum and my tooth, and dug down deep and hard alongside my tooth until I hooked and pulled out a hard flat object. As soon as I did this an extremely nasty tasting substance filled my mouth along with more blood (it had been already been bleeding from my digging).

I don't know what the hard object was - a slice of my tooth enamel? Some foodstuff? Some form of built up and hardened plaque? Whatever it was it was, removing it and draining the abscess provided immediate relief to my tooth ache, and afterward it healed up with no further problems. This was many years ago.

So all you need is a dental tool, to follow the above directions and you can save $1,365.00 the next time.........
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BRAVO!! I'd have flaked out half way through! :D
 
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Today I visited a friend who owns a pawn/junk shop. While I was there I saw a little acoustic guitar (1/4 size). While visiting with him I was goofing around with it, and felt that while the tone was a little high it didn't sound bad.
I asked how much he wanted for it and he replied "How much you want to pay?".
Long story short - he's now $20 richer and I'm the proud owner of a Mark II Student Guitar.
I'm not sure if he didn't get the better of me in the deal, but it seems to be a nice little guitar. And it'll be easier to haul around than my other guitars, so I have something to practice on and plink.
 
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I ordered dry food and flea treatment for my animals for the month and I ordered some stuff from Holland & Barrett, a health food shop.

I bought some vegan blonde hair dye as I'm bored with having my natural hair colour, :woo:some vegan mayo and vegan pate and some grapeseed oil and lavender essential oil for my skin.

I spent about £100.

ETA I forgot I needed to buy a smoothie maker too.
 
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Big shopping day for me on Tuesday.

I first had a three month follow up appointment with an optometrist who specializes in patients with serious vision loss and eye diseases. I had to insert my contact lens (I have only one, for my left eye, because I can't see well enough with my right eye to do the eye test necessary for a contact in that eye) before going to see the doctor, and I had, hmm, a mishap, yes, let's say that with the insertion plunger, which is a little rubber thingy that I use to insert the contact into my eye. Let's say I couldn't use it again. At the doctor's office, he gave me two new ones, which cost $7 each. So that was my first purchase of the day. (Plus the fee for the parking garage, since the office doesn't validate parking.)

After the appointment, I drove up the street to a shopping center with a CVS Pharmacy and Ralphs supermarket. I had $8 Extrabucks to use up. I bought, among other things, a variety of nuts: Chocolate covered almonds, raw almonds, and salted mixed nuts, as well as a bag of popcorn and a bag of pumpkin seeds. Also, eye drops, cleansing solution for my contact lens, toothpaste and toothbrushes, deodorant, protein bars, etc. I had coupons for certain items as well. Once I got home, I started a new bag with the two deodorants which I will fill with more personal care items to donate to the local battered women's shelter. The day before Christmas, I dropped off three full bags of such items (which took me a year and a half to fill up) at the shelter and will now be filling more bags for another donation later this year. Thank goodness for coupons and sales!

Thanks to my shopping yesterday, I now have more Extrabucks to use up. :p

After that, I walked over to Ralphs and bought groceries. This is what I remember:

bananas
apples
grape tomatoes
yogurt
soy sauce
salad dressing
pickles
hummus
two bags of salad mix
two bags of dried mixed fruit
one premade salad which I ate when I got home
carrots
brown rice
toilet paper
paper towels
tissues
disinfecting wipes
And a magazine: iPhone 6 for Beginners, because my sister said she's going to buy me one for my birthday, and this will be my first ever smartphone :)

I had coupons for some of the groceries as well.
 
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Amy SF said:
And a magazine: iPhone 6 for Beginners, because my sister said she's going to buy me one for my birthday, and this will be my first ever smartphone :)
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smart
adjective \ˈsmärt\ : behaving or talking in a rude or impolite way : showing a lack of respect for someone

noun
: a pain; smarting especially : a stinging local pain

Medical Definition of SMART
: to cause or be the cause or seat of a sharp stinging pain; also : to feel or have such a pain. 2 a : to feel or endure distress, remorse, or embarrassment <smarting from wounded vanity — W. L. Shirer>

All my phones have been smart phones
 
I keep saying how awful it is and then I feel guilty because it could be worse. But I hate it and I just want it to be over but we have 6-7 more weeks. It's been a long haul...since October. I feel so bad for him. :(
 
Andy_T said:
1/4? That must be quite small, about half as big as a ukulele?
I've only heard about half and 3/4 sizes so far.
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It's probably actually 1/2 size, even though to me it seems to be less than 1/2 the size of my other guitars.
It is slightly bigger than a ukulele (at least it's bigger than I remember the ukulele I had in grade school to have been - I never learned to play it, gave it to a girl when I was older, kind of wish I'd kept it now).
 
I want to the hypermarket in a nearby shopping centre as I needed soya milk (12 litres plus 3 cartons of almond milk and hazelnut milk), soya cream,evo, tofu, doggie food and other basics. I spent a total of
€ 54.67.
 
I bought some new dog toys because I couldn't find Molly's frisbee toy. I looked everywhere for it but then I found it under the bedroom mattress.
I've no idea how on earth it got there or why I even thought to look in such a weird place.:wtf:
 
Moll Flanders said:
I bought some new dog toys because I couldn't find Molly's frisbee toy. I looked everywhere for it but then I found it under the bedroom mattress.
I've no idea how on earth it got there or why I even thought to look in such a weird place.:wtf:
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I'll bet Molly put it there for safe keeping and then forgot. My dog hides her toys quite often and then whines when she can't find them the next day.
-My cousin's dog once got into some cookies and put one under every pillow in the house.
 
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