by Bonachichi
I keep seeing posts on FB about how cutting government spending is a bad thing. Do people take the time to look further than the journalistic propaganda in order to see whether what’s being shoved down your throats is true or false? Below is a list of government agencies, funded by California taxpayers. Many of them overlap. Many are special interest only. Many don’t really do anything. I for one, am tired of paying for something that exists yet does nothing. I’m not saying we don’t need some of them, but what’s the difference between the California Bay-Delta Authority and the California Bay-Delta Office? Why are California Business Agency, California Business Investment Services (CalBIS), California Business Permit Information (CalGOLD) and California Business Portal separate entities? Read the list. I dare you. If you don’t live and pay taxes in California, no worries. Every state has agencies like these. And the Fed has even more.
California Academic Performance Index (API) * California Access for Infants and Mothers * California Acupuncture Board * California Administrative Office of the Courts * California Adoptions Branch * California African American Museum * California Agricultural Export Program * California Agricultural Labor Relations Board * California Agricultural Statistics Service * California Air Resources Board (CARB) * California Allocation Board * California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority * California Animal Health and Food Safety Services * California Anti-Terrorism Information Center * California Apprenticeship Council * California Arbitration Certification Program * California Architects Board * California Area VI Developmental Disabilities Board * California Arts Council * California Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus * California Assembly Democratic Caucus * California Assembly Republican Caucus * California Athletic Commission * California Attorney General * California Bay Conservation and Development Commission * California Bay-Delta Authority * California Bay-Delta Office * California Biodiversity Council * California Board for Geologists and Geophysicists * California Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors * California Board of Accountancy * California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology * California Board of Behavioral Sciences * California Board of Chiropractic Examiners * California Board of Equalization (BOE) * California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection * California Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind * California Board of Occupational Therapy * California Board of Optometry * California Board of Pharmacy * California Board of Podiatric Medicine * California Board of Prison Terms * California Board of Psychology * California Board of Registered Nursing * California Board of Trustees * California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians * Cal! Ifornia Braille and Talking Book Library * California Building Standards Commission * California Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education * California Bureau of Automotive Repair * California Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair * California Bureau of Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation * California Bureau of Naturopathic Medicine * California Bureau of Security and Investigative Services * California Bureau of State Audits * California Business Agency * California Business Investment Services (CalBIS) * California Business Permit Information (CalGOLD) * California Business Portal * California Business, Transportation and Housing Agency * California Cal Grants * California CalJOBS * California Cal-Learn Program * California CalVet Home Loan Program * California Career Resource Network * California Cemetery and Funeral Bureau * California Center for Analytical Chemistry * California Center for Distributed Learning * California Center for Teaching Careers (Teach California) * California Chancellors Office * California Charter Schools * California Children and Families Commission * California Children and Family Services Division * California Citizens Compensation Commission * California Civil Rights Bureau * California Coastal Commission * California Coastal Conservancy * California Code of Regulations * California Collaborative Projects with UC Davis * California Commission for Jobs and Economic Growth * California Commission on Aging * California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers Compensation * California Commission on Judicial Performance * California Commission on State Mandates * California Commission on Status of Women * California Commission on Teacher Credentialing * California Commission on the Status of Women * California Committee on Dental Auxiliaries * California Community Colleges Chancellors Office, Junior Colleges * California Community Colleges Chancellors Office * California Complaint Mediation Program * California Conservation Corps * California Constitution R! Evision Commission * California Consumer Hotline * California Consumer Information Center * California Consumer Information * California Consumer Services Division * California Consumers and Families Agency * California Contractors State License Board * California Corrections Standards Authority * California Council for the Humanities * California Council on Criminal Justice * California Council on Developmental Disabilities * California Court Reporters Board * California Courts of Appeal * California Crime and Violence Prevention Center * California Criminal Justice Statistics Center * California Criminalist Institute Forensic Library * California CSGnet Network Management * California Cultural and Historical Endowment * California Cultural Resources Division * California Curriculum and Instructional Leadership Branch * California Data Exchange Center * California Data Management Division * California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission * California Delta Protection Commission * California Democratic Caucus * California Demographic Research Unit * California Dental Auxiliaries * California Department of Aging * California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs * California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board * California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control * California Department of Boating and Waterways (Cal Boating) * California Department of Child Support Services (CDCSS) * California Department of Community Services and Development * California Department of Conservation * California Department of Consumer Affairs * California Department of Corporations * California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation * California Department of Developmental Services * California Department of Education * California Department of Fair Employment and Housing * California Department of Finance * California Department of Financial Institutions * California Department of Fish and Game * California Department of Food and Agriculture * California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CD! F) * California Department of General Services * California Department of General Services, Office of State Publishing * California Department of Health Care Services * California Department of Housing and Community Development * California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) * California Department of Insurance * California Department of Justice Firearms Division * California Department of Justice Opinion Unit * California Department of Justice, Consumer Information, Public Inquiry Unit * California Department of Justice * California Department of Managed Health Care * California Department of Mental Health * California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) * California Department of Personnel Administration * California Department of Pesticide Regulation * California Department of Public Health * California Department of Real Estate * California Department of Rehabilitation * California Department of Social Services Adoptions Branch * California Department of Social Services * California Department of Technology Services Training Center (DTSTC) * California Department of Technology Services (DTS) * California Department of Toxic Substances Control * California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) * California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVets) * California Department of Water Resources * California Departmento de Vehiculos Motorizados * California Digital Library * California Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Certification Program * California Division of Apprenticeship Standards * California Division of Codes and Standards * California Division of Communicable Disease Control * California Division of Engineering * California Division of Environmental and Occupational Disease Control * California Division of Gambling Control * California Division of Housing Policy Development * California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement * California Division of Labor Statistics and Research * California Division of Land and Right of Way * California Division of Land Resource Protection * California Divisi! on of Law Enforcement General Library * California Division of Measurement Standards * California Division of Mines and Geology * California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) * California Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources * California Division of Planning and Local Assistance * California Division of Recycling * California Division of Safety of Dams * California Division of the State Architect * California Division of Tourism * California Division of Workers Compensation Medical Unit * California Division of Workers Compensation * California Economic Assistance, Business and Community Resources * California Economic Strategy Panel * California Education and Training Agency * California Education Audit Appeals Panel * California Educational Facilities Authority * California Elections Division * California Electricity Oversight Board * California Emergency Management Agency * California Emergency Medical Services Authority * California Employment Development Department (EDD) * California Employment Information State Jobs * California Employment Training Panel * California Energy Commission * California Environment and Natural Resources Agency * California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) * California Environmental Resources Evaluation System (CERES) * California Executive Office * California Export Laboratory Services * California Exposition and State Fair (Cal Expo) * California Fair Political Practices Commission * California Fairs and Expositions Division * California Film Commission * California Fire and Resource Assessment Program * California Firearms Division * California Fiscal Services * California Fish and Game Commission * California Fisheries Program Branch * California Floodplain Management * California Foster Youth Help * California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) * California Fraud Division * California Gambling Control Commission * California Geographic Information Systems Council (GIS) * California Geological Survey * California Government Claims and Victim Compe! nsation Board * California Governors Committee for Employment of Disabled Persons * California Governors Mentoring Partnership * California Governors Office of Emergency Services * California Governors Office of Homeland Security * California Governors Office of Planning and Research * California Governors Office * California Grant and Enterprise Zone Programs HCD Loan * California Health and Human Services Agency * California Health and Safety Agency * California Healthy Families Program * California Hearing Aid Dispensers Bureau * California High-Speed Rail Authority * California Highway Patrol (CHP) * California History and Culture Agency * California Horse Racing Board * California Housing Finance Agency * California Indoor Air Quality Program * California Industrial Development Financing Advisory Commission * California Industrial Welfare Commission * California InFoPeople * California Information Center for the Environment * California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (I-Bank) * California Inspection Services * California Institute for County Government * California Institute for Education Reform * California Integrated Waste Management Board * California Interagency Ecological Program * California Job Service * California Junta Estatal de Personal * California Labor and Employment Agency * California Labor and Workforce Development Agency * California Labor Market Information Division * California Land Use Planning Information Network (LUPIN) * California Lands Commission * California Landscape Architects Technical Committee * California Latino Legislative Caucus * California Law Enforcement Branch * California Law Enforcement General Library * California Law Revision Commission * California Legislative Analyst's Office * California Legislative Black Caucus * California Legislative Counsel * California Legislative Division * California Legislative Information * California Legislative Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Caucus * California Legislature Internet Caucus * California Lib! rary De velopment Services * California License and Revenue Branch * California Major Risk Medical Insurance Program * California Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board * California Maritime Academy * California Marketing Services * California Measurement Standards * California Medical Assistance Commission * California Medical Care Services * California Military Department * California Mining and Geology Board * California Museum for History, Women, and the Arts * California Museum Resource Center * California National Guard * California Native American Heritage Commission * California Natural Community Conservation Planning Program * California New Motor Vehicle Board * California Nursing Home Administrator Program * California Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board * California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board * California Ocean Resources Management Program * California Office of Administrative Hearings * California Office of Administrative Law * California Office of AIDS * California Office of Binational Border Health * California Office of Child Abuse Prevention * California Office of Deaf Access * California Office of Emergency Services (OES) * California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment * California Office of Fiscal Services * California Office of Fleet Administration * California Office of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Implementation (CalOHI) * California Office of Historic Preservation * California Office of Homeland Security * California Office of Human Resources * California Office of Legal Services * California Office of Legislation * California Office of Lieutenant Governor * California Office of Military and Aerospace Support * California Office of Mine Reclamation * California Office of Natural Resource Education * California Office of Privacy Protection * California Office of Public School Construction * California Office of Real Estate Appraisers * California Office of Risk and Insurance Management * California Office of Services to! the Blind * California Office of Spill Prevention and Response * California Office of State Publishing (OSP) * California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development * California Office of Systems Integration * California Office of the Inspector General * California Office of the Ombudsman * California Office of the Patient Advocate * California Office of the President * California Office of the Secretary for Education * California Office of the State Fire Marshal * California Office of the State Public Defender * California Office of Traffic Safety * California Office of Vital Records * California Online Directory * California Operations Control Office * California Opinion Unit * California Outreach and Technical Assistance Network (OTAN) * California Park and Recreation Commission * California Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) * California Performance Review (CPR) * California Permit Information for Business (CalGOLD) * California Physical Therapy Board * California Physician Assistant Committee * California Plant Health and Pest Prevention Services * California Policy and Evaluation Division * California Political Reform Division * California Pollution Control Financing Authority * California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo * California Postsecondary Education Commission * California Prevention Services * California Primary Care and Family Health * California Prison Industry Authority * California Procurement Division * California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) * California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) * California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) * California Real Estate Services Division * California Refugee Programs Branch * California Regional Water Quality Control Boards * California Registered Veterinary Technician Committee * California Registrar of Charitable Trusts * California Republican Caucus * California Research and Development Division * California Research Bureau * California Resources Agency * California Respiratory Care Board * Cali! fornia Rivers Assessment * California Rural Health Policy Council * California Safe Schools * California San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission * California San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy * California San Joaquin River Conservancy * California School to Career * California Science Center * California Scripps Institution of Oceanography * California Secretary of State Business Portal * California Secretary of State * California Seismic Safety Commission * California Self Insurance Plans (SIP) * California Senate Office of Research * California Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Certification Program * California Small Business Development Center Program * California Smart Growth Caucus * California Smog Check Information Center * California Spatial Information Library * California Special Education Division * California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board * California Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) * California Standards and Assessment Division * California State Administrative Manual (SAM) * California State Allocation Board * California State and Consumer Services Agency * California State Architect * California State Archives * California State Assembly * California State Association of Counties (CSAC) * California State Board of Education * California State Board of Food and Agriculture *California Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) * California State Children's Trust Fund * California State Compensation Insurance Fund * California State Contracts Register Program * California State Contracts Register * California State Controller * California State Council on Developmental Disabilities (SCDD) * California State Disability Insurance (SDI) * California State Fair (Cal Expo) * California State Jobs Employment Information * California State Lands Commission * California State Legislative Portal * California State Legislature * California State Library Catalog * California State Library Services Bureau * C! alifornia State Library * California State Lottery * California State Mediation and Conciliation Service * California State Mining and Geology Board * California State Park and Recreation Commission * California State Parks * California State Personnel Board * California State Polytechnic University, Pomona * California State Railroad Museum * California State Science Fair * California State Senate * California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science (COSMOS) * California State Summer School for the Arts * California State Superintendent of Public Instruction * California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) * California State Treasurer * California State University Center for Distributed Learning * California State University, Bakersfield * California State University, Channel Islands * California State University, Chico * California State University, Dominguez Hills * California State University, East Bay * California State University, Fresno * California State University, Fullerton * California State University, Long Beach * California State University, Los Angeles * California State University, Monterey Bay * California State University, Northridge * California State University, Sacramento * California State University, San Bernardino * California State University, San Marcos * California State University, Stanislaus * California State University (CSU) * California State Water Project Analysis Office * California State Water Project * California State Water Resources Control Board * California Structural Pest Control Board * California Student Aid Commission * California Superintendent of Public Instruction * California Superior Courts * California Tahoe Conservancy * California Task Force on Culturally and Linguistically Competent Physicians and Dentists * California Tax Information Center * California Technology and Administration Branch Finance * California Telecommunications Division * California Telephone Medical Advice Services (TAMS) * California Transportation Commission * California Travel and Transportation Agency * California Unclaimed Property Program * California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board * California Unemployment Insurance Program * California Uniform Construction Cost Accounting Commission * California Veterans Board * California Veterans Memorial * California Veterinary Medical Board and Registered Veterinary Technician Examining Committee * California Veterinary Medical Board * California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board * California Volunteers * California Voter Registration * California Water Commission * California Water Environment Association (COWPEA) * California Water Resources Control Board * California Welfare to Work Division * California Wetlands Information System * California Wildlife and Habitat Data Analysis Branch * California Wildlife Conservation Board * California Wildlife Programs Branch * California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) * California Workers Compensation Appeals Board * California Workforce and Labor Development Agency * California Workforce Investment Board * California Youth Authority (CYA) * Central Valley Flood Protection Board * Center for California Studies * Colorado River Board of California * Counting California * Dental Board of California * Health Insurance Plan of California (PacAdvantage) * Humboldt State University * Jobs with the State of California * Judicial Council of California * Learn California * Library of California * Lieutenant Governors Commission for One California * Little Hoover Commission (on California State Government Organization and Economy) * Medical Board of California * Medi-Cal * Osteopathic Medical Board of California * Physical Therapy Board of California * Regents of the University of California * San Diego State University * San Francisco State University * San Jose State University * Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy * State Bar of California * Supreme Court of California * Teach California * University of California * University of California, Berkeley * University of California, Davis * University of California, Hastings College of the Law * University of California, Irvine * University of California, Los Angeles * University of California, Merced * University of California, Riverside * University of California, San Diego * University of California, San Francisco * University of California, Santa Barbara * University of California, Santa Cruz * Veterans Home of California
48 comments:
Good Morning~
I hear ya, ChiChi~ Thanks for sending in the blog~ :D
Good Morning 2 ;)
BONACHI: You posted a challenge to read the whole list..I tried..about 1/4 through I got tired of reading the list. Therein lies my problem with politics and politicians..there is so much rhetoric on both sides..so much doublespeak..so much fighting..that I get tired. I know I should listen..and I try..I really do..because I want to be informed..but it wears me out. I just want our elected officials to help the people of this country..forget the personal agendas..and get some work done.
TINA: You're pretty as a picture today! :)
Mr Z has to go to work 5 hours early this morning for a meeting which will last less than an hour. He debated on whether to just stay there because of the gas prices..it's a 40m drive..but decided to come home and go back this afternoon. There is something so wrong with this picture. I mean couldn't they have just had a conference call? sheesh..
Have a nice Hump Day everyone!
Bonachichi, Where did you get this list??? I was a State worker for over 35 years and many of my co-workers and I used to grumble about the overlap of services provided by many state agencies, however some of those listed are not really 'agencies', but programs within an agency. Even so, I feel that a lot of services can be combined under 'one roof' and it would save the taxpayer a lot of money.
I really laughed when I saw the CA Political Reform Division. I think they are the ones that developed the ethics training which was required for all Governor appointed personnel. As the HR Manager for a part of the Governor's Office, it was my responsibility to schedule this training and it was really a joke. First of all, they were all 'too busy' to attend, and when I finally got it through to them that it was MANDATORY, they would schedule it, but they spent the whole time on their Blackberry. So in the end it was just another waste of taxpayer money.
By the way, I didn't know we had the Department de Vehiculos Motorizados and the California Estatal de Personal. WTH? Each department with direct services to the public is supposed to have bi-lingual positions to help people who don't speak English. Why do we need a whole Department? Maybe some of the Governor's friends needed a job.
Good morning Tina. You look lovely as usual.
Zona, Doesn't that severely cut into Mr. Z's sleep time? Maybe he could just stay at work and take a nap in the back room. Oh, wait...they don't have a back room do they?
Waving to all the Owls and I hope you all have a good day.
Good afternoon or morning all!
Bonachichi: I agree with Zona, but I didn't even make it 1/4 the way! It is exhausting. Watch out though, because once someone becomes aware of your complaint..they will start the California Dept of Inter-related, cross over Departments Reduction Committee. And it will be mandatory and it will not be well attended. ha!
Okay..great blog though, it gives you something to think about..~~
A quick break for me. Each and every item/organization/entity on that list is at least partially funded by tax dollars. Each and every one of you is paying for those programs, or programs like them in your state.
I become so infuriated when I see people pissing and moaning about how we shouldn't cut government spending because it's vital. Bullshit!
If someone can go through that list and justify why each and every item is important to the survival of CA citizens in a time of financial crisis, I'll stop with my rant. But until then, I want to tell those people to STFU because they don't know what they're talking about.
Many of those entities exist simply for the sake of existing.
Have a nice day everyone.
:D
Bonachichi, ...or they exist because some politician needed a place to employ relatives or friends or someone who contributed to their campaign or some other lame reason. The problem about cutting spending is that the politicians cut in places that are beneficial to the taxpayer and not in the areas that are redundant or that won't affect the taxpayer. While I was still working in another one of those bad budget years, state workers salaries were cut by 5%, but the Legislature voted themselves a 7% raise that was not publicized.
Tina, you are such a Mexi-beauty today. Not sure about your "other half" lol!!
Bonachi, WOW! Of course I have known of some of those so called committees/programs etc., but seeing them written/copied down staggers the mind. Here in Michigan we are in the process of consolidating Post Offices and other public services like the Police Dpt. I hope they will be doing the same to some of the duplicate dept. you showed. Too bad we are also cutting back on many education programs!!
Zona, a Happy Hump Day to you too!!
Whabby LOL @ not being a lurker!!!
Waving at Bebbi and Sacky~~~~
area51, Justlin thanks for the info. on your edema. I was worried. Keep us informed :)
Dianne!! Didn't you see the big Sundae bar??? *pushes button and the large bookcase on the side of the room opens up* Behind it is a full Sundae bar with a handsome man standing there in only a cute little apron that says "Bebbi's Ice Cream Delights"...
Available are all the fixings for a delicious cone and there is every imaginable flavor. When you pick your ingredients Mr. Ice Cream Man will mix it all up (just like the do at Cold Stone Creamery)..but while he's doing it..he wiggles his behind in just the right way to make it extremely appealing to the eye...mmmMMMMmm I meant the ice cream..not his booty!! ha ha..
*takes an ice cream from him and winks at him, walks out and hits the button to hide him from view again* There ya go Dianne..anytime you want an ice cream..just push this button right here. :)
Enjoy! All!
PS: that was an answer to Dianne's question in Area 51... :)
J/L: I hope you get good results on all your tests. I will be honest, I had to look up what edema was. I hope it gets better soon.
Bebbi, you had me drooling!! for ice cream of course :-)!!
I have a different passion CUPCAKES!!
On board our ship their was a cute little shop called "The Cupcake Cupboard". I had orgasms just looking at the showcase!! I got the "strawberry shortcake cupcake" and my Niece got the " Turtle". Yummy!!!!!
J/L I have no idea what an edemaneamda is either. I will begin googling after I post and whatever it is I hope you are feeling better soon.
I will never understand why education always has to take the biggest cut, pisses me off. This past week Texas's congress just did sweeping big cuts in everything. I believe it is in the Senate right now. Of coarse, education is right up their with being hit the worst.
Have to go and find something to cheer me up.
Ohhhh...that list makes me mad. That list could easily be cut and half and the best interest of the constituency will still be served...more efficiently and economically. Grrrr.
Maybe if the politicians had to pay for thier healthcare, stamps, transportation, security, etc...we would save a boat load of money and they would finally see how WE have to struggle to live. Grrrr.
The Cleveland schools are shit. Low scores, etc. And yesterday they laid of over 600 teachers and another 100 support personnel. Yep, that will make the district improve. Grrrr.
So, how is everyone today?
CHICHI: I had no idea there were so many funded "agencies". I gave up reading all of them about half way through but got the drift. We have heard about this for years and years and nothing ever seems to get done REGARDLESS who is President, etc. It's very frustrating.
Good job on first today TINA. Hope all goes well for you and dad.
JODI: I just can't sing songs to y ou like you do to me but I get an A for trying, right? I was trying to think of any yellow song to bring you yellow and then I drew a total blank except for the two songs I sang.....briefly.
ZONA: Quit keeping Randy up so late and let him get some sleep. Poor guy. Let me know how that dinner turns out tonight.....BEFORE.....I try it.
BEBBI: I had no idea of the secret ice cream place...after all these years. Did anyone else know or is it new? I loved it and I loved the cute "soda jerk" too (some of you are too young to even know what that is)....MARY...SACBARB....J/L....You know, right?
J/L: How are you doing today? Any better? I hope so. I have dealt with that in the past too and it isn't fun.
DIANNE...When I was in Elementary school we would go to the pharmacy at the corner of Lee and Mayfield and climb up on the tall swivel stools at the counter... a soda fountain...and get a cherry Coke. Served in a real glass! I think it was like 60 cents!
The problem with USA schools is, we're spending more money than ever on them, and they're the worst they've ever been. The USA no longer ranks in the top 10 in the world for education.
So I'm sorry to all the teachers, but if they can't get their act together by just having more money thrown at them, I won't miss the educators when they're gone.
I know that's going to be unpopular, and I don't mean that all teachers are bad. It's unfortunate that the good ones get thrown in with the bad. And it's not just teachers, it's the administrators as well.
A school district in L.A. County wanted to buy and develop prime real estate near a school so the teachers would have a cheap place to live. At taxpayer expense. Apparently, teachers "can't teach good" unless they can walk to work and have subsidized housing. My employers don't give a rat's arse where or how I live, and if I can't do the job and do it well, I can't expect to be kept around.
Tightening your belt hurts, but nobody should be immune. Everyone has to make sacrifices.
Tina You purdy.
Bonach You're right. There is a lot of waste in government. I have hopes for some streamlining with our current governor. He is a frugal sort, for sure.
iteach Edema is the medical work for water retention. I take meds to counteract it but right now it isn't helping much. My feet, ankles and legs are very swollen since my surgical procedure. I can press on my flesh with my finger and make big dents, as if I was made of clay. The doctor had me take a chest x-ray and do lab work checking for the possiblity of heart failure, which can cause edema. I got all my results today and it looks like I am fine, thankfully. I see the doctor in the morning.
LOL Not medical work...medical word.
I'm supposed to be working now so I better get back to it. Waving at you pretty owls.
Mo, yes I know what a "Soda Jerk" is LOL! I used to get cherry & coke phosphates & sit on the stools in the pharmacy. Good memories.
Dianne, Yes I remember going to the Malt Shop and sitting on the stools that swivel and sipping a soda. I also remember the soda jerk and he wasn't a jerk either.
Mary I haven't thought about phosphates in a long time. Loved sitting on the stool at the counter when I was a kid.
Todd and Vicki are participating in a walk for the San Diego Humane Society on May 7th in memory of Canton. If anyone is interested in making a tax deductible donation the link is:
http://www.sdhumane.org/goto/cantondog
They are both registered under Vicki Armstrong. Thanks.
My husband (the good one) was a soda jerk when he was a teenager. That would have been about the year I was born. LOL
Got to get back to work. :(
J/L, I have the same problem and had all the tests and everything was fine. My doctor just told me that something happens to the valves (or something like that) in the legs that hinders circulation when we get older. Basically, since all the tests were OK, she just dismissed the issue. She did tell me to wear compression stockings and that does help, but I hate wearing them. I do take three different diuretics.
SacBarb I take 60mg furosemide (Lasix) every morning and I do wear knee socks under my jeans that are compression. I need to get new socks, though, as these aren't as tight as they once were. It's just unusually bad since the surgery. I've lost 5 lbs of it since Saturday but have tons more to go.
I was wearing knee high compression stockings at first, but by the end of the day, when my legs were most swollen, they dug into my leg and really hurt, so I switched to thigh highs. They are much better and they don't dig into my skin.
I just wear fish net stockings~ they work for me.....leave the best designs when I take them off~ ijs~
Tina LMAO!
SacBarb I'm not talking about stockings, I'm talking about white knee high socks and black knee high socks by Jobst.
JL. I wear those too. Mine cost 150 per pair and they r custom fit for me
J/L, Oh. The stockings I wear are made by Jobst also and they come in white, tan, and black.
Dianne, That's a lot of money. Mine are under $20.00
Dianne Yikes! Mine are not custom fit and cost about $15/pair.
Good night and sweet dreams Owls. Get your thongs ready for tomorrow.
SacBarb I do have a couple of pair of the knee high stockings, also, in black.
Yeah, get your thongs ready along with your knee high compression stockings. LOL LOL LOL
Where the hell is Shirley lately?
And is DeeDee getting her mouth drilled or something?
Huh!! Well it is really easy to blame the educators when parents don't do their part at home.
I am totally pissed off by that comment Bonachichi!!!!!!!!!
Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) needs to be audited and all of the nonprofit developers they've lent money to need to be audited. They have ripped of the taxpayer hundreds of millions of dollars......
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