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The actual scope is a breeze. You close your eyes and the next thing you know it is all over. It is the prep that is a bitch. Actually, I have a relative who had such bad cramp reaction/pain during colonoscopy that they came out of anesthesia during procedure screaming. Of course we can write it off as botched procedure - perhaps they should have sued - but assuming this is due to sensitivity that might be genetic I'd be worried. :) Also there's periodic push not to cover full anesthesia, although clearly this might depend on health plan, etc. (I seem to remember that US is one of few countries that cover full anesthesia though I'd have to dig for the source) Anyway, thanks for positive comments. I'll evaluate when I get to it. I would definitely bring up what happened with your relative and as always with medical procedures do your research to find the best. But as a diagnostic procedure it is definitely worth doing.

The "cleanse" portion the day before? Exactly and the stuff you have to drink is the worst tasting stuff.

LOL OT: I really hope they invent something else before I have to go for colonoscopy, since I am so f&(*ing not doing it. I'd rather die. ;) The actual scope is a breeze. You close your eyes and the next thing you know it is all over. It is the prep that is a bitch.

Why the hate for Samsung? You weren't asking me, but I'll chime in. I hate Samsung because of the front loading washer and dryer we got about 1-2 years ago. The timer will say 45 minutes and 90 minutes later it is still going. About the same time we bought our daughter a Whirlpool front loading stacked washer and dryer for her condo. We actually like using her washer and dryer when we visit, probably because we hate our Samsung units. Oh, there was our 50" Samsung TV we got back when we got it for a deal at $3,500. After about 6 months it developed this intermittent problem with the picture. Every time someone would come out to look at it the picture was fine. We have bought our last Samsung products.

In comparison to other airlines I love Southwest. I hate the rest.

Love Amazon--convenient, can find just about anything, lots of reviews, great prices. HATE Comcast--obvious

Fantastic quotes! :) Thank you very much, Gio Thanks Gio, I forgot one, "Patience Grasshopper," Master Po.

“If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been due more to patient attention, than to any other talent,” Isaac Newton. "He that have patience can have what he will," Ben Franklin. "A man who is a master of patience is master of everything else," George Savile. "How poor are they that have not patience! What wound did ever heal but by degrees?" William Shakespeare. "I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures," Lao Tzu

I sometimes find risk-arbitrage plays at this site, although I don't look at it as often as I should http://www.mergerspread.com

Ahahah!!!! Great quote!! ;D Cheers, Gio “The most expensive sex is free sex,” Woody Allen. "I don't pay prostitutes for sex, I pay them to leave," Charlie Sheen.

The NFL might be sending a message to the Patriots that repeat dishonest behavior by anyone in your organization will be met with increasing severity of punishment.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/11/us/nfl-deflategate-response/index.html Edit: His first game back will be against the Colts in Lucas Oil Stadium.

Not till I see commercials like these,

“The key to tennis is to win the last point,” Jim Courier.

I usually put my option orders in as a limit at the bid and get better pricing, especially from IB. One thing to not do is put your limit order in as "all or none," because I have never gotten better than the bid when doing that. Here I am referring to my Schwab account.

We once found a dead mouse in a bag of dog food. I don't recall the brand, but we likely switched brands! Our dogs probably would have eaten the mouse if we hadn't spotted it, lol.

Yes, that is how I enter all my positions. It is rare that I miss out because a stock never trades below my target price and I don't get put to. The one I recall was MCD at a strike price of $55 about 5 years ago.

I've read most of Jared Diamond's books and they are very, very good. It has been a while since I read any of his books, so I don't recall if this was true with all his books, but I feel depressed after reading his stuff and I am typically a pretty up beat person.

“It’s not getting any smarter out there. You have to come to terms with stupidity and make it work for you,” Frank Zappa.

I wrote some April 40-strike puts on FAST today. In a week I'll either have a starter position in FAST at a basis of $39.15 or $0.85 per share profit. Im watching fast too, do you think the multiple premium is still justified at these prices? I can't tell for sure if they're going to keep growing like in the past but I do like that insiders are buying and the shares buyback. I am prepared to buy more if it does go down a lot. I do not know if the high multiple is justified. I'll get more serious about looking into FAST if I get put to on Friday! In the FAST thread Phaceliacapital points out that FAST has always been priced at a high multiple. Of course that is no justification unless the growth is still there. I also noticed the insiders were buying and that helped pushed me to go ahead and write some puts. Edit: FAST is by far the highest multiple stock I have looked at in a long time. Don't you think the predictability of the business deserves a higher multiple than average? Regarding growth, their investor presentation points to a very long runway ....so I am not concerned abt the growth as such (it will happen, just a matter of when). I recently swapped some of my long held AIG position to FAST - moving up the quality of business chain. I can sleep better with my entire net worth invested in FAST as opposed to AIG even though the multiple on AIG is paltry. That's good to hear about FAST as FAST is now below the strike price on my put options! I don't know much about FAST, so I do not know how to judge the multiple. A predictable business that pays a 2.8% dividend with a long runway sounds like the sort of company I would like to own. If put to it would just be a small position for me, but incentive to get going with my research!

I wrote some April 40-strike puts on FAST today. In a week I'll either have a starter position in FAST at a basis of $39.15 or $0.85 per share profit. Im watching fast too, do you think the multiple premium is still justified at these prices? I can't tell for sure if they're going to keep growing like in the past but I do like that insiders are buying and the shares buyback. I am prepared to buy more if it does go down a lot. I do not know if the high multiple is justified. I'll get more serious about looking into FAST if I get put to on Friday! In the FAST thread Phaceliacapital points out that FAST has always been priced at a high multiple. Of course that is no justification unless the growth is still there. I also noticed the insiders were buying and that helped pushed me to go ahead and write some puts. Edit: FAST is by far the highest multiple stock I have looked at in a long time.

Not me! Running is not a big part of my workouts, I worry about the toll it might take on my legs. I will run a couple of times a week for 5 minutes at the end of my 60 minute workouts. That is mainly so if I really had to run I might be able to!

It's better she never finds out.. ;)

“More than any time in history mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness, the other to total extinction. Let us pray that we have the wisdom to choose correctly,” Woody Allen.

I wrote some April 40-strike puts on FAST today. In a week I'll either have a starter position in FAST at a basis of $39.15 or $0.85 per share profit.