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In the meantime, you could ask a MilePoint Guide for assistance. Gargoyle and SC Flier are two that pop in the lounge from time to time.

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Now back to our regularly scheduled program.
Good m/a/e all! Off to Costco now to get gasoline and see what wonderful new and exciting items they have in store for me that I will find indispensible.

Don't forget some Ahi Poke

How are gas prices in your area?

Of course not! Or the garlic shrimp!
The gas prices make me want to trade my car in for a Nissan Leaf. I rented one recently and had a lot of fun driving it. It would only work for me in Hawaii since it only gets 70 miles to a full charge. On Oahu that's a great distance, but in California it would be impractical.

PM sent! Many thanks! Muchas gracias! Vielen Dank! Merci beaucoup!

What kind of garlic shrimp do you find at Costco? Are they in the frozen section?

I hope the pear juice will at least help you with the side effects of the chemotherapy.. Best wishes to you..

Guilinggao is another type of food, a chinese jelly made from turtle shell, that is supposedly good since it has a 'cooling' effect on the body.

Chemotherapy is hot, so asian pear juices are cooling.. But interestingly enough, european pears and pears that shaped like bells are often 'hot' instead of 'cold'..

Maybe Laoshi Lin, can explain it better than I can..

No, these are fresh and sold by weight. They are in the fresh fish case next to FS favorite ahi poke. They only sell it at the Oahu Costco--not on Maui.

Definitely wouldn't have in the Augusta Costco then. LOL We do get a lot of chicken salad

You know...funny you should mention the heat. I definitely feel this strange internal heat. I have been reading about Asian pears, so I have high hopes

My mom said the very same thing when she had her chemo.. And she drank lots of those pear juices.. She managed to feel rather cooler at the end of the day. I certainly hope it'll help you too!

Chicken Salad? All we get is beef & pork

You should see the butcher section of the KC Costco!

x5

Keeping my fingers crossed!

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How's it going, Ryan?

Good m/a/e,

I hope you all are doing well as we head towards Friday! For me, it'll be back to LHR tomorrow...I have to go to Germany to 'be in the Navy' for the next two weeks...ah, life as a Reservist.

You should consider pursuing it. I'm having a lot of fun learning more about planes and I'm excited about the challenge of flying one.

My one concern for you would be getting the third-class medical needed for a private pilot certificate. Having cancer isn't an automatic disqualifier, but it depends on the type. In most cases, undergoing chemotherapy means you'll probably have to wait a few months after the therapy is finished before getting the medical. I'd recommend talking with an aviation medical examiner (AME- a medical doctor who is certified by the FAA to give medicals) before starting flight training. Your local flight school can recommend one or you can check the list here (http://www.faa.gov/pilots/amelocator/).

The good news is if an AME doesn't think you could pass a medical check, there's still the light sport pilot certificate. That certificate would still allow you to fly a plane if you have a driver's license. It has a lot more restrictions on what you can do, but cost half as much and takes less time to get.

I hope you do go for a pilot's license. I'd love to see you up in the sky.

Good M/A/E Everybody
Good M/A/E All my twins

that looks yummy

That remembers the lunch we had in HNL.

I hope that it will help you to feel better

Whew! Just got through reading to the end of this thread! Well, I'm exhausted now, so I'll just say hello!

Wow! You read the whole thing? Impressive! Welcome to the lounge.

Good morning sobore!

Impressive! Surely not the whole thread? Welcome to the Loumge....a friendly place for sure!

Morning Twin G_G! Thank you for the well-wishes! Hopedully, it won't seem much longer. I am one fourth of the way through

Thanks for the pilot license info LizzyDragon!

Lol! No, I was j/k, because that seemed like an impossible task! Maybe I should try though...

Morning, All. Once again awakened to the sound of the jackhammer digging out the foundation of the construction site across the street from me. Today, the started pretty much right at 7AM; most days it’s a varying amount of minutes after 7, including last Saturday.

However, waiting morning emails included one from CO noting that I’ve been upgraded on 1 of my 4 MR flights on the 28th, the red-eye portion (PDX-IAH) of my LGA-DEN-PDX-IAH-LGA run.