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Please send me the list of possible new gathering places! I’ve been hanging out here since TwoP days, and would be heartbroken if it was suddenly gone!

I had attacks of vertigo about ten years ago. It was horrible. The dizziness and the discomfort were disabling. I read about the maneuvers you can do to relieve vertigo, and tried them ... and the vertigo went away and never came back! I remember feeling pretty foolish doing these strange maneuvers, but OMG they worked. I hope some of you find relief this way.

As a longtime fan of Survivor (have seen every episode of every season), I find I only know Kaleb and Emily by name. I wish for the days of yore, when finding an idol or an advantage never bit you in the butt. I just don't seem as interested. I wish there was a graphic of all the contestants (with their names) riding along beside our posts! I may have to move on to The Challenge.

And I am so grateful to all of you who I commented on my deafness situation. I have an appointment with an ENT but it’s in November. I’m going to Costco tomorrow without a membership, sort of planning to buy some inexpensive hearing aids. I had an appointment at Umass dermatology yesterday and when they asked me to take off my socks, I took off my top! (My daughter told me this.) so Im trying to get past denial and to act like a sensible deaf person.

Could anyone talk to me about deafness? Over the past six months, it seems like I am losing my hearing. I went to my GP and they hosed out my ears (lots of ear wax) and I thought I'd hear better. But no. Next to an audiology clinic, where they tested my hearing and said go get hearing aids. I am not enthused about that advice, since almost all the hearing aid wearers among my friends are really unhappy with their hearing aids, which cost them thousands of dollars. Plus, my ears feel like when you have been on a flight or come down from a mountain, and your ears close. And, once in a while, my ears crackle and it seems like they might return to my former good hearing! But no, it never lasts ... but the crackling is so loud, it gives me hope. Would it make any sense for me to go to an Ear Eye Nose Throat doctor? Or should I just give up and go get hearing aids? Any advice or counsel you can offer to help me through this decision will be greatly appreciated!

I’ve been playing Wordle and Connections and loving it!

Still looking for ways to alleviate arthritis pain and stiffness.

Remember what fun it was to watch Ashley and her husband fall in love? She worked at a family bar or restaurant, and I don't remember what he did, but I did totally enjoy their story. I've been glad to see them again over the years. Deanna and her husband with the double ovens were also a joy to watch. But I haven't found much enjoyment in this show since and that was some years ago. Sad to say ... I want out.

Suki and me! She is my daughter's dog, but she loves a lap and often finds mine! My daughter has a cat too, but Miskit is not interested in me at all.

Zoomama ... For what it's worth, I saw a video on Facebook this morning about soothing your eustacian tube. I'll try to find it again. It was a simple exercise of stroking the neck. Wouldn't it be amazing if it helped? I was looking for a video on strengthening my knee!

I’m on my 4th red Dodge Grand Caravan, and. Have loved every one of them. Have you heard the saying “Red shoes make you feel ten years younger”? I feel the same about red cars!

So, no one had any relief from heat, cold, exercise, diet, hydrating, or any other program? I surely want to avoid surgery or shots if I can! I have just purchased an exercise program ... I’ll let you know in a few weeks.

I’m a long-time lurker, seldom poster ... but I’ve been here since TWOP days, and I think of you all as friends I am fond of. Now I hope for some advice ... how the heck did I get carpal tunnel syndrome and what can I do about it! I don’t do any kind of repetitive work but suddenly out of the blue, I have spells of severe pain in my right hand. I would be grateful for any advice.

The first time I made creamed tuna, we had to slice it. Nothing creamy about it!

I missed the Part II Boston show. Is it being rerun anywhere?

Food for thought:

I think Clara speaks up in tonight's show.

Be sure to watch Heather's Ponderosa video ... she has so much fun and seems very different from the person we saw in the episodes! It seems like they must've worked hard to leave out any traces of her personality!

I lost two of my oldest and dearest friends this year. One at 85 ... we met at my first job, sellling popcorn at a movie theater, so about 70 years of friendship. The other at 89, I met before my first child was born. Our children grew up together. It is a big gap that cannot be filled. I am lucky to have other friends, but I had those old friends for so long it just seems wrong for them to have slipped away. I have a couple of friends from high school still, and a cousin close to my age ... I think I better call them this week!

I hate it when a new twist changes a winner into a loser through no fault of their own. No fair! Twists should make sense and not punish someone. Jeff should design a new game show, and leave Survivor as it was!

Thanks for your comments on my low-dose-aspirin/bruising problem. Believe me, I ask every medical person I contact, including my cardiologist, who said "That is not recommended." And I do value my health more than my appearance, so I continue to do as I am told! But being a complete optimist, I had to ask! There is so much knowledge here ... you all are a wonderful resource, and I do appreciate your backing up my doctors! But maybe there could be some way to strengthen my skin with a topical treatment?

Looking for your advice! I had a very small heart attack in 2014 and because of that I now have to take a low-dose aspirin every day. And because of that, I have developed what looks like bruises on my arms. Big ugly sometimes bloody bruises, because just turning over in bed at night sometimes causes the bruised skin to slough off, so I end up with a bloody sheet or pillowcase. Is there any way to alleviate this condition? On a lighter note, did you know it's only a 4 hour flight to the Azores from Boston? Five friends went a few years back, and we loved it. Great climate, black sand beaches, wonderful food, fine people, nine beautiful islands. I'm hoping to go again, or maybe go to Madeira this time?

I expect to see Gil on Dancing With The Stars next season! He is an interesting and attractive man, maybe not perfect, but he does catch my eye. I hope for good things for him after Myrla is out of his life.

Grand Circle Travel/Overseas Adventure Travel, based in Cambridge, MA, has given a lot of thought to solo travelers. At the beginning of a trip, they will have get-togethers for the solos, so you can see who else is traveling alone. They have many trips with no single supplement charge. Their gorgeous catalogs are my wish books! I first took a Grand Circle bus trip and loved it (perhaps 15 years ago), but then took an Overseas Adventure trip, smaller group, more adventures, unique lodgings, and liked that even more. And now, in my 80s, I am really happy with their river cruises. Some wonderful things about being on a river boat are 1. Your room goes with you wherever you travel! No packing and unpacking, no bus trips at dawn. 2. The scenery never stops ... just step out on the deck and there it is! 3. Almost all meals are included. I can't wait to go again!