Topic: The things that make me sad, angry, and upset

[blur911]

Just saw my neighbour from down the street, he was having a yard sale.  Haven't seen him outside in a while and now I know why.   About 1-1/2 years ago he developed  a severe reaction to UV light, he can't go out uncovered for even a few minutes.  He has to wear long shirts, gloves and a large hat with some sort of facemask/hood  and sunglasses.
Now that sucks.

[rrocket]

Just saw my neighbour from down the street, he was having a yard sale.  Haven't seen him outside in a while and now I know why.   About 1-1/2 years ago he developed  a severe reaction to UV light, he can't go out uncovered for even a few minutes.  He has to wear long shirts, gloves and a large hat with some sort of facemask/hood  and sunglasses.
Now that sucks.

My neighbors call me "Vampire", as they rarely see me in the day. After having worked midnights for the last 20 years, I'm sensitive to bright sun and pretty much dress as your neighbor does when I know I'll be in the sun.

On a positive note, my skin hasn't aged like my peers because of my lack of sun exposure.

Even so...bummer story.

[Lower Level]

This is why it's so infuriating that in Ontario, if a second driver gets licensed in a multi car household they assign one car to the extra driver automatically.

Oh, NO THANKS!
I refuse to pay for someone else's careless driving habits. They want to drive, they can get their OWN cars and their OWN insurance. Is that even possible anymore?

[blur911]

This is why it's so infuriating that in Ontario, if a second driver gets licensed in a multi car household they assign one car to the extra driver automatically.

Oh, NO THANKS!
I refuse to pay for someone else's careless driving habits. They want to drive, they can get their OWN cars and their OWN insurance. Is that even possible anymore?

A friend got around it by saying his son was living with his grandmother, which was partially true.  Kind of a gray area though.
 If the second driver does have their own vehicle and insurance they don't go on yours.

[johngenx]

The day the kid gets her license, our insurance goes up dramatically regardless of whether she would be driving our cars or not.  Every legally licensed driver in the household must be on the policy.  Stupid.

[tenpenny]

Here in NB, if there are multiple vehicles, they assign one per driver until they run out of drivers or vehicles. No big deal anyway.


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[blur911]

Here in NB, if there are multiple vehicles, they assign one per driver until they run out of drivers or vehicles. No big deal anyway.

No big deal because NB insurance is cheap, not so in Ontario.  Can add hundreds, if not thousands to your policy cost.

[BWII]

Sorry...late to the party.  Reading: Refined Carbs...List.
http://www.diagnosisdiet.com/refined-carbohydrate-list/

    Table sugar/white sugar (aka sucrose; may be cane sugar or beet sugar)
    Confectioner’s sugar (powdered white sugar)
    Honey (Even though honey exists in nature and isn’t refined, it is a pure sugar that is difficult to obtain in significant quantities without special equipment or risk. Honey affects our health in exactly the same way that other sugars do.)
    Agave syrup
    Corn syrup and high-fructose corn syrup
    Brown sugar
    Molasses
    Maple syrup
    Fructose
    Brown rice syrup
    Maltose
    Glucose syrup
    Tapioca syrup
    Rice bran syrup
    Malt syrup
    Dextran
    Sorghum
    Treacle
    Panela
    Saccharose
    Carob syrup
    Dextrose, dextran, dextrin, maltodextrin don't know what any of those are so I'm good, obviously I don't eat them. 
    Fruit juice concentrates

        All desserts except whole fruit
        Ice cream, sherbet, frozen yogurt, etc
        Most breads
        Many crackers (100% stone-ground whole grain crackers are less refined)
        Cookies
        Cakes
        Muffins
        Pancakes
        Waffles
        Pies
        Pastries
        Candy
        Chocolate (dark, milk and white). Baker’s chocolate is unsweetened and is therefore an exception.
        Breaded or battered foods
        All types of dough (phyllo, pie crust, etc)
        Most cereals except for unsweetened, 100% whole grain cereals in which you can see the whole grains in their entirety with the naked eye (unsweetened muesli, rolled oats, or unsweetened puffed grain cereals are good examples)
        Most pastas, noodles and couscous
        Jello® (sugar-free varieties exist but it’s much healthier to make your own with unsweetened gelatin and fresh fruit)
        Jellies, jams and preserves
        Bagels
        Pretzels
        Pizza (because of the flour in the dough)
        Puddings and custards
        Corn chips
        Caramel corn and kettle corn
        Most granola bars, power bars, energy bars, etc (unless labelled sugar-free).
        Rice wrappers
        Tortillas (unless 100% stone-ground whole grain)
        Most rice cakes and corn cakes (unless labelled 100% whole grain)
        Panko crumbs
        Croutons
        Fried vegetable snacks like green beans and carrot chips (usually contain added dextrin, a sweet starch)
        Ketchup
        Honey mustard
        Most barbecue sauces
        Check labels on salsa, tomato sauces, salad dressings and other jarred/canned sauces for sugar/sweeteners
        Sweetened yogurts and other sweetened dairy products
        Honey-roasted nuts
        Sweetened sodas
        Chocolate milk (and other sweetened milks)
        Condensed milk
        Hot cocoa
        Most milk substitutes (almond milk, soy milk, oat milk, etc) because they usually have sugar added–read label first
        Sweet wines and liqueurs


 


WTF AM I SUPPOSED TO EAT!! 

[rrocket]

It's not so bad. I had to do an elimination diet like that. You get used to it.

[quadzilla]

Sorry...late to the party.  Reading: Refined Carbs...List.

I guess you will just have to eat real food now and not all this manufactured . Sounds horrible right

[rrocket]

Sounds like he could get by easily on a modified Paleo diet or maybe Ketogenic diet depending on his health issues

[quadzilla]

There have been some garbage clean ups going on around here and they use a special red bag so the trucks will pick it up. The amount of red bags I've seen over the last few days is sad because it is all preventable. People are pigs.

[rrocket]

Red bags?

Who is doing the clean up? Like picking up litter?

[quadzilla]

Volunteers cleaning up litter. Probably due to Earth Day.

Ya, they use red garbage bags. My only thinking is it stands out and nobody else uses them so they know what they are for/from.

[BWII]

Sorry...late to the party.  Reading: Refined Carbs...List.

I guess you will just have to eat real food now and not all this manufactured . Sounds horrible right

Sounds like he could get by easily on a modified Paleo diet or maybe Ketogenic diet depending on his health issues

Who said I had health issues?  It was 'cause someone mentioned refined carbs, so I looked, and it's all the stuff I like. I mean ketchup! Really? How would you eat fries then? Or a burger? It's just sad...what's left? Kale and oak leaves? 

[ChaosphereIX]

^ real food is what is left. A plant-based diet can still taste amazing, and you get in touch with the basics again. Food can taste great once you take out all the crap we add to it.

[tenpenny]

^ real food is what is left. A plant-based diet can still taste amazing, and you get in touch with the basics again. Food can taste great once you take out all the crap we add to it.

I eat a plant based diet, because the beef that I eat comes from cows that eat grass.


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[CanuckS2K]

^ real food is what is left. A plant-based diet can still taste amazing, and you get in touch with the basics again. Food can taste great once you take out all the crap we add to it.

I eat a plant based diet, because the beef that I eat comes from cows that eat grass.


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[ChaosphereIX]

^ real food is what is left. A plant-based diet can still taste amazing, and you get in touch with the basics again. Food can taste great once you take out all the crap we add to it.

I eat a plant based diet, because the beef that I eat comes from cows that eat grass.


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[BWII]

^ real food is what is left. A plant-based diet can still taste amazing, and you get in touch with the basics again. Food can taste great once you take out all the crap we add to it.

There is no real food if you can't eat ketchup, or cake...or Jello!  I'm damn near old, and mom still makes Jello ('red' or orange - wish she'd make grape), sometimes with fruit cocktail, sometimes without...my dad's 72 and he still likes Jello.  You can't not like Jello.


Oh, and I like salad...but I like it with a can of Del Monte peaches tossed on top, salad dressing (1000 Island), bacon bits...sometimes I'll do homemade honey dill with chicken and celery, cucumbers, some red or white onions...even some pineapple if we have any, canned or fresh.






...this one was too good to pass up...baby's got too much back for me...but if you like Jello...
All natural too...a vegan treat no doubt.  Except for the meat part.