Jan 12
Tags: Health,Life in these Twin Tiers
The number of people with diabetes in the Southern Tier has doubled over the past 10 years. Alls one has to do is to drive through Elmira and look at the people walking the streets. I think we have more of those Rascal scooters out there than walkers actually, and the sad thing is, if they woudl jsut get off of their Rascal scooter seat, they might not have such a problem getting around.
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I’m certain that this ‘epidemic’ has to do with folks being over weight.
Another problem quite prevalent in this area is ataxia….lightheadedness frequently accompanied by impairment of balance. The ataxia frequently doesn’t appear to be associated with inner or middle ear problems so it might make for an interesting study to determine the cause.
Some industrial waste type of toxins can cause problems like this…..and heaven knows, Elmira has its share of areas contaminated by industrial waste from ages ago.
I’d be interested in what kind of waste had to be cleaned by the City from the partial of land sold to LaFrance. If I recall correctly, there is or was also industrial waste on the grounds of the south Elmira High School, also. If memory serves correctly, wasn’t that contamination credited with causing some sort of cancer or brain tumors or something like that not long ago? Wonder what that contaminate was and what was done about it?
I came here from an area close by Oak Ridge National Labs where years ago (before anyone knew any better) employees were said to throw little balls of mercury at one another just for fun. The streams running through the Lab grounds are heavily contaminated and I understand have produced such things as 3 eyed fish and fish with tumors but that kind of thing is well kept under official wraps.
At any rate, one isn’t allowed to drive off the appointed hard surfaced roads on the old O.R. Lab grounds where work that produced ‘the gizmo’ was done and some who have driven on soft surfaces and in quarantined areas have had to have their automobiles decontaminated.
Just another example, I suppose, of the old saying: “Anyone who thinks the government is going to take care of them needs to take a good, hard look at the American Indian.”
And the wheel goes round and round….
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I guess that explains it…
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oh, WOW! THAT explains a LOT! LMAO!
I guess I can explain my own mental deficiencies by confessing I used to put a little mercury on a dime to make it all shiny. Holy moly! The things we did as kids! Who KNEW?
The things we do as ADULTS! And we should know better by now!
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My parents used to drive us out of manhattan in an old (50’s) station wagon, we would be int he very back, and there was no door, nor any seats or seatbelts. Going over a bump could either toss you out the door or over the back seat into the middle of the car. Again, we survived.
How do kids survive being so utterly wrapped in protective layers at all times in their lives, well survive and become normal, well adjusted people? Not afraid of everything, afraid to take any kind of risk, no matter how small?
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Bill says: “How do kids survive being so utterly wrapped in protective layers at all times in their lives, well survive and become normal, well adjusted people? Not afraid of everything, afraid to take any kind of risk, no matter how small?”
Bill, IMHO, many haven’t!
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For starters, we’re rearing generations of cushioned kids who are growing up to be cushioned adults not accustomed to taking initiative and in some cases incapable of even thinking for themselves.
Be afraid, be VERY afraid of the day when some of these non thinking individuals are running things. Oops….some already ARE!
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You know, when my son was 8, he had developed an interest in chemistry. I searched and searched for a ‘real’ chemistry set for him. The only ones sold int he states involved nothing more than experiments that caused color changes in water. Or involved making one’s own bubble gum. Sure, polymers were interesting, but it was nothing like the chemistry sets of my youth, hell, all the material in the ‘advanced’ set I did buy him early on were edible. Whats with that?
Then, business took me to Japan, and I found a wonderful slew of chemistry sets, I settled on the largest, most fully stocked set and had it shipped over, the chemical names were all in English, the manual that came with it was in Japanese. Which worked out as we were able to score some great chemistry texts off of Amazon (Try that now, seems chemistry books are now a national security issue). I remember one night hearing a bang, and then Billy walking into my office, holding his left hand under his armpit, and blood leaking out, the first thing out of his mouth was “Remind me not to mix Hydrogen Peroxide and Iodine”. the cut on his hand, while bleeding profusely, did not need stitches, he was wearing safety glasses and he had a blast. (Literally).
He still has an interest in chemistry, and I am sure, will do very well in the chemistry classes of high school and college. Needless to say, he survived, learned a valuable lesson and is not being cut out of the great advantage of learning about new things, even if they are kinda dangerous.
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We frequently find ourselves on the same side of an issue, Bill. I think it is because we do a lot of thinking.
I don’t believe it is the job of the government to save us from ourselves. That job belongs to each individual.
I’ll never forget my brother blowing a window out with one of his experiments. Chemistry sets were really chemistry sets back them. Like you said, today they are mostly litmus experiments. Not much good for learning.
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Read the warning that comes with car interior protector shields…you know, those thingies one puts in the front windshield to protect the dash, etc from getting hot. (Remove before attempting top drive)
Read the warning on an iron. (Do not touch while hot)
DUUUUH!
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There is a warning in Orlando, I think it was Sea World, “Do NOT Hand feed the killer sharks”. Thanks for that one guys!
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one can’t help but wonder if they ended up with any one handed shark feeders that prompted them to put that sign up or it they just decided to do it in advance to avoid law suits.
Perhaps they need a better screening of applicants before they hire them?
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